SOLUTION: wHAT IS THE FORMULA TO FIGURE OUT 35 IS 65% OF WHAT NUMBER? THANK YOU

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Question 17252: wHAT IS THE FORMULA TO FIGURE OUT 35 IS 65% OF WHAT NUMBER? THANK YOU
Found 2 solutions by Tweety6511, PeterC:
Answer by Tweety6511(3) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
35 of 65%
35 over 100
is equal to 65 over 100
cross multiply and get ur answer

Answer by PeterC(8) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
65% is just another way of writing 65%2F100 or 0.65. If x is the unknown number, we have
0.65+%2A+x+=+35
Dividing both sides of the equation by 0.65, we get
x+=+35+%2F+0.65
which you can compute with a calculator.