SAT Math : How to find the whole from the part with percentage

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SAT Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #42 : Percentage

 is  of what number?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

We can set up a proportion to solve this problem. Remember that we can express percentages as fractions.

Now we can cross-multiply and solve for our unknown.

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