Question

27 is 75% of what number ?

Answer 1

27 is 75% of 36

Explanation:

METHOD 1:

`\begin{array}{ccc}27&-&75\%\\\\x&-&100\%\end{array}\qquad|\text{cross multiply}`

`(75)(x)=(27)(100)\\\\75x=2700\qquad|\text{divide both sides by 75}\\\\x=36`

METHOD 2:

`n`-a number

`p\%=(p)/(100)\\\\75\%=(75)/(100)=0.75`

75% of a number is 27:

`0.75\cdot n=27\qquad|\text{divide both sides by 0.75}\\\\n=36`

Answer 2

THE ANSWER IS

?????

36