82 is 18% of what?

3 Answers
Apr 16, 2018

455.56

Explanation:

82/x is equal to 18/100.

Cross mulitply.

8,200=18x.

Isolate the x by dividing by 18 on both sides.

So, 455.56 (or 455.bar5) is your x value, which is what 82 is 18 percent of.

Apr 16, 2018

455.dot5 or 4100/9

Explanation:

18=82

18% =18/100=9/50

which means

9/50x=82

solving this equation for x

cancel(50/9*9/50)x=82*50/9

x=4100/9 or in decimal 455.dot5

455.dot5 = 455.5555555555...

Apr 16, 2018

The number is 455 5/9

Explanation:

You can write an equation.

18% of some bigger number (x), will give an answer of 82

18% xx x = 82

18/100 xx x = 82

color(white)(xxxxx)x = (82 xx 100)/18

color(white)(xxxxx)x = (82 xx 100)/18

color(white)(xxxxx)x = 455 5/9