SOLUTION: how to calculate the percentage of $1722.50 that is equal $277.27? please teach how to write this equation

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Question 58217: how to calculate the percentage of $1722.50 that is equal $277.27?
please teach how to write this equation
Found 4 solutions by faceoff57, hayek, funmath, checkley71:
Answer by faceoff57(108) About Me  (Show Source):
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$1722.50x= $277.27
x= 277.27/1722.50
x=0.160969521044.....
16% of $1722.50 is equal $277.27

Answer by hayek(51) About Me  (Show Source):
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When you see "percentage of", write "x*"
So:
"the percentage of $1722.50 that is equal $277.27" ==> x%2A1722.5=277.27
x=277.27%2F1722.5
x=.16097
Convert to a percent by multiplying by 100
=16.097%

Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
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how to calculate the percentage of $1722.50 that is equal $277.27?
Different teachers have their preferred method. Mine is to represent percentage as a fraction with the percent in the numerator and 100 in the denominator. Set that = to the part over the whole amount. Let x=whatever you're trying to trying to find, in this case, percent.
x%2F100=277.27%2F1722.50
x%2F100=.16097
100x%2F100=100%28.16097%29
x=16.097%
Happy Calculating!!!

Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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LET X BE THE PERCENTAGE VALUE
X*1722.50=277.27
X=277.27/1722.50
X=.1609695
OR X=16.09695%
PROOF MULTIPLY 1722.5 BY .1609695
1722.5*.1609695=277.27