Question

3/8 is 4 & 3/5 % of what number? (Round to the nearest hundredth.)

Answer 1

Answer:

n = 8.15

Step-by-step explanation:

3/8 is 4 & 3/5 % of what number?

Rewrite this as:    3/8 is (4  3/5)% of what number?

Convert 4 3/5% into a decimal:  0.046

Then write out and solve the equation 3/8 = 0.046n, where n is the unknown number.

Dividing both sides by 0.046, we get n = 8.15