SOLUTION: 150 is what percent of 750?

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Question 343323: 150 is what percent of 750?

Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
(Here's a hint that might help you out with these kind of problems.
"is" means equal (=)
"of" means multiply)
OK, so let x represent the percentage and the equation is:
150=750x
Divide both sides by 750 to get:
x=.2 or in percentage it's 20%
make sense?
RJ
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