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3.2 Percentages - Percent calculations
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What percentage of is ?
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B.
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D.
What percentage of 300 is 75 ?
Easy-difficulty · SAT Math · Percentages — Percent calculations. Read the question above, select your answer, and check the full explanation below to understand exactly why the correct choice works.
Answer explanation
Choice A is correct. Let represent the percentage of that is . This can be written as , or . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Therefore, of is .
Choice B is incorrect. of is , not .
Choice C is incorrect. of is , not .
Choice D is incorrect. of is , not .
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