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Well, first you need to find out what the 100% number is. To do that you divide 85 by 5 (the lowest common denominator between 85% & 100%) and you get 17. Now you divide 136 by 17 and you get 8. Then, to get the 100% number, you multiply the 8 by 20 (because 20 times 5 (the lowest common denominator) is 100%) and you get 160, your answer. As a double check, calculate 15% of 160 and you get 24, the difference between 136 (85%) and 160 (100%).

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