To solve this problem, we can set up a proportion and solve for our missing value using cross multiplication.

In this case, 17 is part of a whole x. We are also given that 17 is 85% of x.

With this in mind, we can set up the following proportion.

To solve for x, cross multiply.

Don't let the pi throw you off on this question. We can set up a proportion to solve for the whole that we are looking for.

(Remember that any percentage can also be written as a fraction.)

Now we can solve for our unknown by using cross multiplication.

Therefore, is of .

The first part of the problem tells us that x% of 20 is 50. We can model x% as x/100 or 0.01x. To find x% of 20, we can multiply 0.01x and 20. In other words, we can write the following equation:

(0.01x)(20) = 50

Divide both sides by 20.

0.01x = 2.5

Divide both sides by 0.01.

x = 250.

The question then asks us to find 20% of x. We can represent 20% as 0.2, and we know that x is 250. Therefore,

20% of 250 = 0.2(250) = 50.

The answer is 50.

An algebraic expression for this item is:

This is a very basic form percentage question. This can be rewritten:

0.3 * x = 20

(Remember, the word "of" in a word problem indicates multiplication, while the word "is" indicates an equals sign).

Solve for x: x = 20 / 0.3 = 66.67

Let x represent the total number of cars Jim sees on the way home. If Jim sees 7 yellow cars and notices that 35% of all the cars he sees are yellow, then we can express this as

7/x = 35%, or

Using cross multiplication, we see that

Therefore, Jim sees 20 total cars on the way home. The question wants to know how many cars are NOT yellow. We can find that by subtracting the total number of cars from the number of yellow cars:

We can set up a proportion to solve this problem. Remember that we can express percentages as fractions.

Now we can cross-multiply and solve for our unknown.

If $76.50 had been collected after 18 students had paid, we can determine how much each student contributed:

$76.50/18 = $4.25 per student

Now we can multiply this by the total number of students (26) to get the full price of the gift:

26 x $4.25 = $110.50

David spent $75 on taxis, which were 15% of his total expenses on the trip. He therefore spent 75(100/15) = $500 on the trip altogether. The hotel and souvenirs make up 35% + 5% = 40% of his total expenses. 40% of 500 is $200.