75 percent of what number is 60

Question

I need to know 75 percent of what number is sixty

Answer 1

How do you find 75% of a number?

 

Turn it into a decimal and multiply.

 

For example 75% of 12 is .75x12 which = 9

 

Let's represent the number you don't know with the letter y.

 

So 0.75 times y will give you 75% of y. This should be equal to 60.

 

If we put all of that together into an equation, then 0.75y = 60

 

Divide both sides by 0.75 to get your answer.