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8-3 Finding a Number When the Percent Is Known
Find each number.
1. 25% of what number is 12?
2. 27 is 54% of what number?
3. 51 is 60% of what number?
4. 32% of what number is 8?
5. 80% of what number is 16?
6. 76 is 95% of what number?
7. 27 is 18% of what number?
8. 24% of what number is 72?
9. 104 is 65% of what number?
11. 5% of what number is 12.2?
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13. 90 is 663% of what number?
10. 12 is 3% of what number?
12. 16% of what number is 4.8?
14. 40.5 is 150% of what number?
15. Meredith bought a bicycle that cost $385.89. In addition, she had
to pay 7% sales tax on her purchase. What was the amount of
sales tax Meredith paid? Round the answer to the nearest cent.
16. Wilson answered 92% of a 25 question test correctly. How many
questions did he answer correctly?
17. Rodriquez had $84.60 of his salary withheld for taxes. This was
15% of his gross pay. What is his gross pay?
18. A car dealer receives an order of 340 new cars. Thirty percent of
the cars are silver in color. How many of the cars received by the
dealership are silver?
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