Question 23727
Write this as an equation, where "what" means the unknown, which is x:

75% of what is 1.25 
.75 * x = 1.25


So to find x, divide both sides by .75
{{{(.75x)/.75 = 1.25/.75}}}
{{{x = 1.25/.75 = 125/75 = 5/3}}}

Check it just to be sure I didn't embarrass myself (again!) to the whole world by making a dumb error:

75% of 5/3 is 1.25  True or false?  True!  It checks!!


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