Prealgebra (7th Edition)

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ISBN 13: 978-0-32195-504-3

Chapter 7 - Section 7.2 - Solving Percent Problems with Equations - Exercise Set - Page 484: 19

Answer

600

Work Step by Step

8$\frac{1}{2}$ % $\times$ x =51 8.5 % $\times$ x =51 0.085 $\times$ x =51 $\frac{0.085\times x}{0.085}$ = $\frac{51}{0.085}$ x=$\frac{51}{0.085}$ $\times$ $\frac{1000}{1000}$ x=$\frac{51000}{85}$ x= 600
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