Solve Proportions and their Applications: example 6.52

Translate and solve using proportions: $125%$ of $25$ is what number?

Work it out on paper first. Then open the solution one step at a time, and stop as soon as you can finish on your own.

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The book's Try It right after this example: same idea, new numbers. Only the answer is given.

Translate and solve using proportions: $125%$ of $64$ is what number?

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Identify the parts of the percent proportion.
Restate as a proportion.
Set up the proportion. Let $n =$ number.
Find the cross products and set them equal.
Simplify.
Divide both sides by 100.
Simplify.
Check if the answer is reasonable.
Yes. 125 is more than 100 and 31.25 is more than 25.
Write a complete sentence that answers the question.	125% of 25 is 31.25.

Identify the parts of the percent proportion.
Restate as a proportion.
Set up the proportion. Let $n =$ number.
Find the cross products and set them equal.
Simplify.
Divide both sides by 100.
Simplify.
Check if the answer is reasonable.
Yes. 125 is more than 100 and 31.25 is more than 25.
Write a complete sentence that answers the question.	125% of 25 is 31.25.