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What is the formula for finding "35% of what number is 84"?

Asked by Dutchess_III (46808points) March 1st, 2011

It’s been a long day, and I can’t get my mind to click. I’m trying to help my daughter who is helping a friend studying for her GED. When they ask questions like the one above, they don’t want the answer, which is easy enough to find. They want the “set up”....the proportion.
My daughter came up with X/.35 = 84/100. Is that correct?

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