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03-02-2016
Mathematics

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55% of what number is 77?

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nobrains nobrains

03-02-2016

Set up an equation
Let the number be x.
55% of x = 77
"of" means multiply, so
55% * x = 77
55% is the same as 0.55 (% means divide by 100).
0.55x = 77
x = 140

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