Chapter 4 - Proportions, Percents, and Solving Inequalities - 4.2 - Percents and Problem Solving - Problem Set 4.2 - Page 155: 20

112

In order to find this answer, we take the percentage and divide it by 100 to turn it into a decimal. Thus, we obtain that 160% written as a decimal is 1.6. Next, we multiply the original number, 70, by 1.6 to obtain that 160% of 70 is 112.