Question 275
This problem can be set up as a porportion of the type

<br>IS/OF    =    %/100

<br>Identify the is, of and percentage. Call the unkown variable X.

<br>43,000/X   =  80%/100

<br>cross multiply

<br>80x= 4,300,000

<br>Solve for X

<br>x= 4,300,000 / 80


<br>x=53750

43,000 is 80% of 53,750.