Answer:
Explanation:
Well, if you think of it as $15 is a hundred percent, 25% is a fourth of whatever number you're working with, in this case, it's fifteen. We know that 5 times three is fifteen, so we are going to have to start getting into decimals to solve this. Let's say that the number we are trying to find is labeled as n. Now we know that n and 25% are equivalent.
n = 1/4 of 15
15 is your whole number, 1 is your numerator, and 4 is your denominator. To get the 15 to a fraction form, multiply it by the denominator, 4, and make a new numerator. On the fraction of 1/4, the numerator becomes the new denominator, and 15 times 4, 60, becomes the numerator on the fraction that was once 1/4. Now you have 60/1. This is the fraction answer, now let's go over the decimal answer.
Let's get that 60/1 fraction back. This part is easier. Simply divide 60 by 1, and get 60! Luckily the numbers added up so we won't have to mess with decimals, so remember. n = 60 in your decimal answer, and 60/1 in your fraction answer.
Sorry if this wasn't a great explanation or accurate. This is my first time answering something. :\