Question

Thirty is 12% of what number?








A.
360







B.

2.5








C.

250








D.
3.6

Answer 1

30=12/100*x, solve for x...

Answer 2

The answer should be 250...

Answer 3

percent formula : is/of = %/100

is = 30
% = 12
of = x (sub in a variable to solve for because we are looking for this)
now we sub
30/x = 12/100
cross multiply
12x = 3000
x = 3000/12
x = 250