Which equation can be used to solve the problem? 10 is 50 percent of what number?

Your client has saved $1,860 for a down payment on a house. a government loan program requires a down payment equal to 3% of the loan amount. what is the largest loan amount that your client could receive with this program

It is saturday morning and jeremy has discovered he has a leak coming from the water heater in his attic. since plumbers charge extra to come out on the weekends, jeremy is planning to use buckets to catch the dripping water. he places a bucket under the drip and steps outside to walk the dog. in half an hour the bucket is 1/5 of the way full. what is the rate at which the water is leaking per hour?

Tom can paint the fence in 12 hours, but if he works together with a friend they can finish the job in 8 hours. how long would it take for his friend to paint this fence alone?