Answer: 175
Step-by-step explanation: We can change this problem to mean the same thing but it will say 20% of what number is 35.
To answer the question 20% of what number is 35, we translate the question into an equation. First we have 20% which we need to write as a decimal and remember to write 20% as a decimal, we move the decimal point 2 places to the left and we get 0.20.
Next we have "of what number" that's times x, "is 35" = 35. Now we have the equation (.20)(x) = 35.
Not to solve for x, since x is being multiplied by .20, we need to divide by .20 on both sides of the equation. On the left side of the equation the .20's cancel and we have x. On the right side of the equation we have 35 divided by .20 which is 175.
This means that 20% of 175 is 35.