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  • 17-12-2014
  • Mathematics
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Find the quantity represented by each percent
35% of 125 miles:

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Thincke Thincke
  • 17-12-2014
Put it into a proportion... x/125 = 35/100, multiply cross parts, (125)(35)=100x, then distribute, 4375=100x. Lastly, divide, 4375/100 = 43.75. 
43.75 is the answer.
A quicker way, because any decimal point is out of one hundred, 35/100 is the same as .35, so .35x125=43.75
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