Question

76% of this number is 38. What is the number

Answer 1

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76% as a decimal would be 0.76
"this number" => "x"
and "of" means to multiply
so 0.76x = 38 then divide both sides by 0.76
/0.76 /0.76

so x = 38 divided by 0.76 = ?

Answer 2

1% of a number is simply a division by 100:

1% = n/100

76 of those is therefore just: 76*n/100, which they say is equal to 38, solve for n