Basic College Mathematics (10th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Percent - 6.4 Using Proportions to Solve Percent Problems - 6.4 Exercises - Page 419: 48

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Percent= 51;whole= 3020. $\frac{x}{3020}=\frac{51}{100}$ Cross products: $100x=154020$ Solve for x. Round to the nearest number: $x=1540$
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