Question

15 is 25% of the what number?

Answer 1

Well, because 25% is one quarter, 1/4, you would multiply 15 by 4, as you would multiply 25% by 4 to find 100%. That means your answer is 60.

Answer 2

1. Represent percentages as the number divided by 100. So 25% becomes 0.25.
2. Change the word "is" to "="
3. Change the word "of" to a multiplication sign.

So "15 is 25% of what number"

becomes

15 = 0.25x (Where x is the number you are trying to solve for).

In this simple algebra equation, x = 15/.25 = 60.