18% of what number is 43?

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David Drayer ยท Stefan V.
Jul 19, 2016

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)

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