Question

What number is 20% of 95?

Answer 1

19 is 20% of 95.

Explanation:

Percent or % means "out of 100" or "per 100". Therefore 20% can be written as `20/100`.

When working with percents the term "of", as in this problem, means times or multiplication.

Let's call the number we are looking for `n`.

Putting this all together gives us:

`n = (20/100) xx 95`

`n = 1900/100`

`n = 19`