2019 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 2
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Suppose is of . What percent of is ?
Solution 1
Since , that means . We multiply by to get a term, yielding , and is of .
Solution 2
Without loss of generality, let . Then, we have and . Thus, , so is of . Hence the answer is .
Solution 3 (similar to Solution 1)
As before, . Multiply by 2 to obtain . Since , the answer is .
Solution 4 (similar to Solution 2)
Without loss of generality, let . Then, we have and . This gives , so is of , so the answer is .
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