51% of what number is 103?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-13T15:09:42

$x=201.96....$

We can express $51%$ as $0.51$ , so
$0.51x=103$ Divide both sides by $0.51$
$x=201.96....$
Check: $201.96 * 51% =~ 103$

Answer 2 · 2018-04-13T15:17:02

$= 201 49/51$

You can write an equation using $x$ for the number and then solve it ..

$51%$ of some number is equal to $103$

$51/100 xx x = 103$

$x = (103xx100)/51$

$x = 201 49/51$

Or you can set up a direct proportion:

$51/103 = 100/x" "(larr"percent")/(larr"numbers")$

$x = (103xx100)/51$

$= 201 49/51$

As a decimal it is $201.96$ , but this has been rounded off so it is not accurate.