Prealgebra (7th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.3 - Solving Percent Problems with Proportions - Exercise Set - Page 492: 38

Answer

130

Work Step by Step

percent * base = amount $170\%\times x=221$ $1.7\times x= 221$ $1.7x\div1.7=221\div1.7$ $x=130$
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