44 is 55% of what number?

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Answer 1 · 2018-07-12T10:37:48

The number is $80$ .

Let $n$ represent the number.

Convert $55%$ to its decimal form.

$55%=55/100=0.55$

Set up an equation.

$0.55n=44$

Divide both sides by $0.55$ .

$n=44/0.55$

$n=80$

Answer 2 · 2018-07-12T18:16:30

The number is $80$

Questions involving percentages can be done by using direct proportion.

Remember that the number being referred to represents $100%$ while $44$ given represents $55%$

Compare the numbers and the percentages:

$x/100 = 44/55" "(larr"number")/(larr"percent")$

$x = (44xx100)/55$

$x = 80$

Check: Find $55%$ of $80$

$55/100 xx 80 =44$