Solve Percent Applications: example 3.13

Translate and solve: 6.5% of what number is $1.17?

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.

Your turn

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

Translate and solve:

7.5% of what number is $1.95?

How did it go?


Translate. Let $n =$ the number.
Multiply.
Divide both sides by 0.065 and simplify.
	$6.5%$ of $$18$ is $$1.17$