Eighty five percent of what number is 38.25

1. We assume, that the number 38.25 is 100% - because it's the output value of the task.

2. We assume, that x is the value we are looking for.

3. If 38.25 is 100%, so we can write it down as 38.25=100%.

4. We know, that x is 85% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=85%.

5. Now we have two simple equations:

1) 38.25=100%

2) x=85%

where left sides of both of them have the same units, and both right sides have the same units, so we can do something like that:

38.25/x=100%/85%

6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for what is 85% of 38.25

38.25/x=100/85

(38.25/x)*x=(100/85)*x       -

38.25=1.1764705882353*x       -

38.25/1.1764705882353=x

32.5125=x

x=32.5125

now we have:

85% of 38.25=32.5125

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the correct answers i think are b. and d.

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answer: the sun

explanation:

water cycle describes the evaporation of water from earth's surface, formation of clouds and precipitation water back onto the surface of earth. seventy percent of the earth is covered with water in the form of seas and oceans. the heat of the sun causes the evaporation of water from the surface of the ocean. the water vapors rise and condense to form water droplets. the collection of these water droplets form clouds which rain down again.

the evaporation of the oceans surface water as part of the water cycle is caused by the sun