9. Percents
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Use the percent proportion.
What are we finding? A base.
b=24
In the percent proportion, the ratio of the part a to the whole b is equal to the percent p written as a fraction.
of what number?
we are trying to find the base. We are given the values p= 250 and a= 60, and we will solve for b.
a= 60, p= 250
a/b=.a /25./.b /25.
LHS * b=RHS* b
LHS * 4=RHS* 4
Rearrange equation
.LHS /10.=.RHS /10.
The base is 24.