Answer: 48%
Step-by-step explanation: To answer the question 12 is what percent of 25, we set up an equation. Let's use the variable x to represent what we don't know in the equation which in this case is "what percent."
Next, we translate the equation step-by-step into an equation. First we have 13, next we have "is" which means "is equal to" so we write an equal sign, "what percent" is represented by the variable x, and "of" means to multiply so we multiply x by 65.
12 = (x) (25)
Now to solve for x, since x is being multiplied by 25, we need to divide by 25 on both sides of the equation.
On the right side of the equation, the 25's cancel and we are left with x. On the left side of the equation, we have 12 divided by 25 which is 0.48
Now, remember that we want to write our answer as a percent so to change 0.48 to a percent, we need to move the decimal point two places to the right and fill the missing position with a 0.
When we move the decimal point two places to the right, we get 48%.
Therefore, 12 is 48% of 25.