Question

18% of what number is 43?

Answer 1

`238.888888`

Explanation:

Set up a proportion

`18% = 43" "` while
`100% = x`

This gets you

`18 xx x = 100 xx 43`

`18 xx x = 4300`

Now divide both sides by `18`. The number is `x= 238.bar(8)` (a repeating decimal)