Question

12 is 3/4 of what number

Answer 1

16

Explanation:

The formula to solve for this is
`(is)/(of)=(percent)/(100)`

Here the 12 is our "is", the "of" is the
`(3)/(4)` , and the "percent" is what we are solving for so we can replace it for "x"

So now replacing our values we have
`(12)/((3)/(4) ) =(x)/(100)`

Cross multiplying we get
`(12)(100) = (x)((3)/(4) )`

Which then simplifies to

Then multiplying both sides by 4 to get rid of the fraction we get 4800% = 3x

The we need to divide by 3 and we get 1600% = x

Now this is in a percentage, so we need to divide 1600 by 100 to turn it into a whole number which comes out to x = 16

Answer 2

Step by step: you need to divide the top and multiple by the bottom. 12 divided by 3 is 4, and 4 times 4 is 16