Question 893966
What is 25% of 240 I know the answer is 60
but my work does'nt come out right.  Is this correct I need to show work the long way
 25/X  x 240/100 = 25x/24000 please show all work...Thank you...i'm not sure
Where I went wrong.  Please show me step by step. Thank you.
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25% of 240 is: {{{(25/100) * (240/1)}}}           OR                {{{.25(240)}}}
{{{(25/100) * (240/1)}}}_________{{{(cross(25)/4cross(100)) * (240/1)}}}_________{{{(1/cross(4)) * (60cross(240)/1)}}} = {{{highlight_green(highlight_green(60))}}}
OR
{{{(PART_NUMBER)/(WHOLE_NUMBER) = (PART_PERCENT)/(WHOLE_PERCENT)}}}, where:
PART NUMBER is:   UNKNOWN, or x
WHOLE NUMBER is:  240
PART PERCENT is:  25
WHOLE PERCENT is: 100 (ALWAYS)

Thus, {{{(PART_NUMBER)/(WHOLE_NUMBER) = (PART_PERCENT)/(WHOLE_PERCENT)}}} becomes: {{{x/240 = (25)/(100)}}}
{{{100(x) = 240(25)}}} ------ Cross-multiplying
{{{x = (240(25))/100}}} ---------- Dividing each side by 100
{{{x = (60cross(240)(cross(25)))/cross(4)cross(100)}}} ------- Cancelling numerators and denominators
{{{highlight_green(highlight_green(x = 60))}}}