SOLUTION: Set up a proportion and solve 6 1/2% of what number is 13?

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Question 717742: Set up a proportion and solve 6 1/2% of what number is 13?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Set up a proportion and solve 6 1/2% of what number is 13?
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Let the number be "x":
0.065x = 13
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Proportion:
65/1000 = 13/x
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Invert:
x/13 = 1000/65
x = 13(1000/65)
x = 1000/5
x = 200
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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