Brightstorm Q & A : 5% of what number is 60? The answer should be 1200 (not 300) or my students have been right all these years ;)

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lqez now

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Yep -- that's definitely a mistake in the video, which is commonly made by students too... thanks for the catch :)

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danid September 10, 2009

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The equation is 0.05x = 60. We now divide both sides by 0.05 to find x. x = 60/0.05 x = 1200

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mathguy September 10, 2009

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