Question

Question #7da8f

Answer 1

`775.08`

Explanation:

`968.85` is `125%` of what number?

Use the formula "is over of equal percent over 100# or

`"is"/"of" = "%"/100`

`968.85/x = 125/100`

Cross multiply

`125x=968.85 * 100`

`125x=96885`

`(125x)/125=96885/125color(white)(aaa)`Divide both sides by 125

`x=775.08`

Another way to solve the problem is to first change the percent to a decimal by dividing by 100 and then to recall that "is" means equal and "of" means multiply.

`(125%)/100= 1.25`

`968.85= 1.25 * x`

`968.85/1.25 =(1.25x)/1.25`

`775.08=x`