"Percent" or "%" means "out of 100" or "per 100", Therefore x% can be written as
x
100
.
Therefore we can write an equation as and solve for
x
:
x
100
=
5
6
100
×
x
100
=
100
×
5
6
100
×
x
100
=
500
6
x
=
83
.
¯
3
5
6
=
83
.
¯
3
%
or
83
1
3
%
21 is the first one, 2.27 is the second answer. Hope it helps!
5.5x + 3 = y
7x =y
5.5x + 3 = 7x (-5.5x both sides)
3 = 1.5x (÷1.5 both sides)
X = 2
Michael takes two hours
First, we can see that he used the Distributive property. Then after that, he used the Additive property. After that, he combined like terms and the used the additive property again. Finally, he used the divisive property.
