Question

I am thinking of a number. 3. 5% of my number is 84

Answer 1

Your number = 2.94

Explanation:

Let x represent your number

We can work this problem using the formula:

Py = x where

• P is the percentage as a decimal,
• y is the "of" value, and
• x is the "is" value.

Verbally, Py = x means "P% of y is x", which is where the "of" value and "is" value comes from.

Since we're looking for what number is 3.5% of 84, we can plug in 0.035 for P and 84 for y in the formula above to find x, the number that is 3.5% of 84:

0.035 * 84 = x

2.94 = x

Thus, your number is 2.94 as 2.94 is 3.5% of 84.