42% of what number is 38.22?
1 Answer
Dec 9, 2016
42% of 91 is 38.22
Explanation:
"Percent" or "%" means "out of 100" or "per 100", Therefore 42% 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