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Formulating the Equation for Fat Calories

A nutritional aide in a hospital cafeteria is using the seven-step problem-solving strategy to find the fat percentage of a muffin. The muffin has 240 total calories, and 60 of those are from fat. In Step 3 of the strategy, the aide needs to translate the question "What percent of 240 is 60?" into a mathematical equation. Using pp to represent the unknown percent, write the exact equation that the aide should formulate.

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