Question

What is 20 percent of seventy

Answer 1

20% of 70 is 14

Convert 20% into a decimal: 20%/100 = 0.2
Take your decimal and times it by 70: 0.2 × 70 = 14 <-- our answer.

Answer 2

'is' in mathematics means equal
'of' in mathematics means multiplication

20% can also be written as 20/100


`x = (20)/(100) * 70\\\\x =(20)/(10) * 7\\\\x = 2 * 7\\\\\boxed{\bf{x = 14}}`