Question

20 is what percent of 36?

How do I find the answer?

Answer 1

Is it 55.55555555555556 ?

Answer 2

20=(x/100)*36

Solve for x.

Answer 3

if you wanted to get rid of the fraction couldn't you multiply the entire problem by 100 and have:
2000=100x*3600?

Answer 4

@AravindG isn't that right?

Answer 5

Yes but after multiplication 100 on right side gets cancelled off

Answer 6

ok i do this stuff better on paper so i might screw up every once in a while

Answer 7

its okay :)

Answer 8

ya cause now im looking back over it and when you multiply x/100 by 100 it only cancells out the /100

Answer 9

x/100*100=x

Answer 10

ya