SOLUTION: If 50 percent of a number is 220 what is 75 percent of the number?

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Question 596562: If 50 percent of a number is 220 what is 75 percent of the number?
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
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.5x= 220

x=220/.5=440

.75x=.75(440)=330

Dr. Robert J. Rapalje, Retired
Professor of Mathematics
Seminole State College of Florida