SOLUTION: If 88 or 8% of boaters lost their cell phones. How many boaters are they?

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Question 1203165: If 88 or 8% of boaters lost their cell phones. How many boaters are they?
Found 2 solutions by Theo, josgarithmetic:
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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88 = .08 * x
x = 88/.08 = 1100
that's how many boaters there are.
1100 * .08 = 88

Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Literally as written -
b number of boaters,
8%281%2F100%29b=88
b=88%28100%2F8%29
b=11%2A100
b=1100--------------this many boaters