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  • Aug 29, 2012, 06:10 PM
    pwallace
    if m and n are positive integers, and if m is 250% of n, what p ercent of m is 2n?
    if m and n are positive integers, and if m is 250% of n, what percent of m is 2n?
  • Aug 30, 2012, 12:06 AM
    Unknown008
    m is 250% of n means that m is bigger than n, and by 2.5 times.

    So, the equation you would use would be:
    m = 2.5n

    Because you need to multiply n by 2.5 to make it as big as m.

    Now, if n was twice as large as it already is, what would be the percentage?

    For example, those numbers:

    5 (m), 2 (n)

    m is 2.5 times as big as n.

    To make them equal, you multiply n by 2.5:
    5 = 2.5(2)
    5 = 5

    Which is true.

    Now, imagine if n was twice as big, 2*2 = 4.

    You are being asked what value (say, "v") you should put here:
    5 = v*4

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