Verified Answer :

you would set up this problem by saying 70% over 100 as a fraction and 140 OVER x and cross multiply

140           70
____         ___
x               100                  70x=14,000
                                          Divide         x= number   DONE

calculista

Let
x-------> the number

we know that
\(70\) % is equal to \(\frac{70}{100}\)
\(\frac{70}{100} *x=140\)
multiply by \(100\) both sides
\(70*x=14000\)
divide by \(70\) both sides
\(x=200\)

the answer is
the number is \(200\)

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