Envision Math 2.0: Grade 6, Volume 2
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Exercise 3 Page 380

Let x represent the number equal to 24 % of 35. Write and solve a percent equation using x.

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Let x represent the number equal to 24 % of 35.

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We can write a percent equation using x. x = 24 % * 35 We will solve this equation by rewriting the percent as a fraction.
x = 24 % * 35
x = 24/100 * 35
x = 24* 35/100
x = 840/100
x = 8.4
We have that 8.4 is 24 % of 35.