SOLUTION: Find the percent the first number is of the second: 25, 750

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Question 1057979: Find the percent the first number is of the second: 25, 750
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Find the percent the first number is of the second: 25, 750
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25 of 750 is %2825%2F750%29%2A100 = %281%2F30%29%2A100 = 3.333. . . % = 3.(3)%.


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