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OpenStudy (sierra_grey):

87 is 48% of what?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\frac{ is }{ of }=\frac{ 48 }{ 100}\] plug in your is and of

OpenStudy (anonymous):

181.25

OpenStudy (phi):

or you can think 87 is 48% of what? is --> = of what --> * x 87= 48% * x 48% means 48/100 or 0.48 87 = 0.48x to find x, we divide both sides by .48 87/0.48 = x

OpenStudy (kendricklamar2014):

Yup its 181.25

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Giving her the answer does absolutely nothing

OpenStudy (kendricklamar2014):

u guys and girls already gave the way to solve it so we gave her the answer

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Still. You're supposed to show them how to do it, or walk them through it.

OpenStudy (kendricklamar2014):

u guys did do that

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Sigh. 48 / 100 = 87 / x . 48 x = 8700 x = 8700/ 48 = 181.25

OpenStudy (anonymous):

If that's what u need

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