Question

12% of what number is 3600?

Answer 1

30,000

Explanation:

I just counted in my head

Answer 2

x = 30,000

Explanation:

Let's represent the unknown number by x

"of" means multiplication so 12% of the number means 12/100 × x

12% of the number is 3600 so we equate 12/100(x) to 3600 and find x

We have

`(12)/(100) * x = 3600`

Multiply both sides by 100 to eliminate the fraction

We have

`12x = 360000`

Divide both sides by 12

`(12x)/(12) = (360000)/(12) \\`

We have the final answer as

x = 30,000

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