Question

82 is 18% of what?

Answer 1

`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.

Answer 2

`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...`

Answer 3

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`