Question

percentage help?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

solve the equation x*4% = 20

Answer 3

i'm not exactly sure, i'm not the best at math tbh

Answer 4

@zylaai whats ur choice..

Answer 5

20 is 4% of what means 20/b = 4%

Answer 6

i'm so confused, can you help me understand it?

Answer 7

i'm not too familiar with this subject at all

Answer 8

Percent means "hundredths" or "divided by 100." @zylaai

Answer 9

@zylaai think like it is 4% of x = 20..and u have find x

Answer 10

oh alright, i see.

Answer 11

So if I say x% I can write this as x/100 this translates to what percent.

Answer 12

i'm not quite sure, i'm sorry. im really bad at this.

Answer 13

What does percent mean to you @zylaai ?

Answer 14

percent means that it's part of every hundredth, i believe.

Answer 15

20 'IS' 4% of what is interpreted as
\[20 = 4percent \times x\]
where per cent meaning per 100

Answer 16

Correct, and how would you write it?

Answer 17

oh okay, so basically 20 is equivalent to 4%, @Johnbc

Answer 18

20 is equal to a relationship of 4$ times a number

Answer 19

Not "equivalent"

Answer 20

to find that number you must convert your percentage and then solve for x using algebra

Answer 21

yes that's where i get confused.

Answer 22

This equation DEFINES a percent:$$\Huge \frac{x}{100}=\frac{a}{b}$$

Answer 23

20 is 4% of what means 20/b = 4%

Answer 24

convert 4% into its numerical form using what you know 4 percent is 4 per 100 and where per stands for a ratio or rate

Answer 25

is the answer 200?

Answer 26

nope

Answer 27

$$\Huge x \%=\frac{x}{100}$$

Answer 28

No the answer is not 200, try to use the relationship again

Answer 29

it wouldn't be 50, would it? i'm guessing 500, but that seems a bit steep.

Answer 30

why steep?

Answer 31

well considering that 25 is 25% of 100, i would think that 500 would be a bit of a large number for just 20..idk

Answer 32

20 is 4% of what $$\Huge \frac{4}{100}=\frac{20}{b}$$

Answer 33

500? uhhm

Answer 34

Yes

Answer 35

Thanks!!!!

Answer 36

Thanks for trying to learn :-)