42 is 70% of what number?

Dennis Shelton

Dennis Shelton

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2023-02-28

42 is 70% of what number?

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stunaire2dt

stunaire2dt

Beginner2023-03-01Added 7 answers

Since "percent" or "%" refers to "out of 100" or "per 100," 70% can be expressed as 70 100 .
The word "of" means "times" or "to multiply" when discussing percents.
Finally, lets call the number we are looking for "n".
Putting this altogether we can write this equation and solve for n while keeping the equation balanced:
42 = 70 100 × n
100 70 × 42 = 100 70 × 70 100 × n
4200 70 = 100 70 × 70 100 × n
60 = n
n = 60
42 is 70% of 60

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