Question

55% of what number is 70? Round to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

55% × y = 70
y = 127.27

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Answer 2

A percent is a ratio whose second term is 100. Percent means parts per hundred. We calculate is as follows:

70 = x ( 55/100 )
x = 127.27

55% of 127.27 is 70

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