Question

725 is 15% of what number

Answer 1

15%=0.15
n=unknown number
725=0.15n
725 divided by 0.15=n
4833.33333(goes on forever)=n
So 725 is 15% of 4833.3333339(goes on forever)

Answer 2

725 is 15% of something
'of' means multipliy
percent means parts out of 100 so
15%=15/100=0.15
725=0.15 times something
divide both sides by 0.15
4833.33333333333333333333333333 to infinity
round to the hundreth's place
4833.33