Question

106 percent of $__ is 7.95

Answer 1

$Method\ 1:\\\\p\%=\dfrac{p}{100}\\\\106\%=\dfrac{106}{100}=1.06\\\\106\%\ of\ \ x\ is\ \ 7.95\to1.06x=7.95\ \ \ |divide\ both\ sides\ by\ 1.06\\\\\boxed{x=\ 7.50}\\\\Method\ 2:\\\\106\%\ -\ \ 7.95\\100\%\ \ -\ \ x\\\\cross\ multiply\\\\106\cdot x=100\cdot\ 7.95\\106x=\ 795\ \ \ \ |divide\ both\ sides\ by\ 106\\\boxed{x=\ 7.50}$