Question

Write and solve a proportion to answer the question.3/4 is 60% of what number? E-

Answer 1

Let the number be 'x'.

Now, the statement implies that 3/4 is 60% of the number 'x'.

This can be mathematically expressed as,

`(3)/(4)=(60)/(100)* x`

Simplify the expression to obtain the value of 'x' as,

`x=(3*100)/(4*60)=(5)/(4)=1.25`

Thus, 3/4 is 60% of the number 1.25