Question

278.63 is 39% of what base

Answer 1

Answer:

The base is 714.436.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Percentage of the base = 39%

Let the base be 'x'.

39 percent of base = 278.63

We need to find the base.

We now that Percentage of the base multiplied by the base is equal to 39 percent of base.

framing in equation form we get;

$39\%x= 278.63\\\\\frac{39}{100}x=278.63$

Now multiplying both side by 100 we get;

$\frac{39}{100}\times 100 \times x=278.63\times 100\\\\39x = 27863$

Now Dividing both side by 39 we get;

$\frac{39x}{39}=\frac{27863}{39}\\\\x=714.436$

Hence the base is 714.436.