150 is 15% of what number?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-07T04:58:32

#1000#

#1#. Start by making a "let" statement.

Let #x# represent a number.

#2#. Create an equation. Note that #15%# expressed in decimal form is #0.15#.

#150=0.15x#

#3# Solve for #x#.

#color(red)(color(black)(150)/0.15)=color(red)(color(black)(0.15x)/0.15)#

#x=color(green)(|bar(ul(color(white)(a/a)1000color(white)(a/a)|)))#

#:.#, the number is #1000#.