Question

14 is 35% of what number?

Answer 1

The number is `40`

Explanation:

Percentage questions can always be solved by using direct proportion , which is the same as using equivalent fractions.

If `14` represents `35%` of a certain number, 100% will give us the actual number.

`14/35 = x/100" " (larr"the number")/(larr"the percent")`

`35x = 14xx100" "larr` cross-multiply

`x = (14xx100)/35`

`x = 40`

Another method would be to write and equation and solve it.

Let the number be `x`

`35% xx x = 14`

`35/100 x = 14`

`x = (14xx100)/35`

`x = 40`

Note that we end up with the same calculation but with two different thinking methods and approaches.