SOLUTION: set up and solve an equation to answer the question below. round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent: 132 is what percent of 143?

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Question 1116667: set up and solve an equation to answer the question below. round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent:
132 is what percent of 143?
Answer by ikleyn(52832) About Me  (Show Source):
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To answer the question,  you do not need to setup and solve any equation.

What you need is to know what a percentage is.

In your case  132  is   %28132%2F143%29%2A100 = 92.3%  of  143,  rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent.

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