Question

78 is 15% of what number?

Answer 1

78=15/100*X... solve for X now...

Answer 2

how do i solve for x??

Answer 3

turn 15% into a decimal?

Answer 4

i actually understand how to get the answer it's 520, but I'm not really sure how it works.

Answer 5

simple...

X=78*100/15... now solve it....

Answer 6

why did you multiply it by 100?

Answer 7

please be sober.... and try not to use abusive language....

Answer 8

sorry.

Answer 9

100 means percent.... we are dealing here with percent... so that's why... got it now...

Answer 10

so when we multiply 78 by 100 what does it do?

Answer 11

7800

Answer 12

X=7800/15

Answer 13

7800 = 100%?

Answer 14

yeah,,,, now divide it by 15,,, that will be the answer....

Answer 15

are you sure? when i do .15 x 7800 = 1170

Answer 16

X=78*100/15
x=7800/15
x=520