75% of what number is 187.5?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-10T19:05:59

#250#

#1#. Start by making a "let" statement to let a variable represent the number.

Let #x# represent a number.

#2#. Create an algebraic expression. Remember to express #75%# as a decimal.

#0.75x=187.5#

#3#. Divide both sides by #0.75# to solve for #x#.

#color(red)((color(black)(0.75x))/0.75)=color(red)(color(black)(187.5)/0.75)#

#color(green)(|bar(ul(color(white)(a/a)x=250color(white)(a/a)|)))#

#:.#, the number is #250#.