Percentage-Decimal-Fraction Relations Calculator Evaluate the following percent problem
45 is 10 percent (%) of what number?
Set up an equationLet's call our missing number x.
Expressing this in terms of an equation, we get:
45 = 10% * x
Express this as a percentagePercentage = percent number/100
45 = 10x 100Multiply both sides by 10045 * 100 = 10 * 100x 1004500 = 10x
Divide each side by 10
Cancel both 10
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