namely, what is 14.25% of 375lbs
well, if we take 375 to be 100%, how much is 14.25%?
well [tex]\bf \begin{array}{ccllll}
amount&\%\\
\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash&\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\\
375&100\\
x&14.25
\end{array}\implies \cfrac{375}{x}=\cfrac{100}{14.25}[/tex]
solve for "x"
