We are told that Rutledge was x years old. We also know that x is 25% of 104. Recall that the percent equation is an equation in which the part is equal to the product of the corresponding percent and the whole. We can represent a is p percent of wwith the following equation.
a= p% * wWe can find what 25% of 104 is by substituting p%= 25100 and w= 104 into the formula and solve for a using the Properties of Equality.
Knowing the value of a, let's look at the completed percent equation.
26= 25% * 104
We found that 26 is 25 % of 104. This means that Rutledge was 26 years old.
