61% of what number is 8.54?
2 Answers
61% of 14 is 8.54
Explanation:
"Percent" or "%" means "out of 100" or "per 100", Therefore 61% can be written as
When dealing with percents the word "of" means "times" or "to multiply".
Finally, lets call the number we are looking for "n".
Putting this altogether we can write this equation and solve for
Explanation:
Percentage calculations can be done as a direct proportion using equivalent fractions.
You just need to decide what corresponds with what.
The unknown number is the
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OR you can set up an equation and solve it.
Let the unknown number be