Question

please help I don't get it?
60% of a number is 300. What is 25% of the number

Answer 1

@igreen

Answer 2

In percentage problems the word "is" means = and the word "of" means times. Therefore your problem would look like this:

60 = x(300) now solve for x by dividing both sides by 300

60 / 300 = x now divide this out to a decimal or get a denominator of 100 which would be the percentage.
.20 = 20% or
20 / 100 = ?

That is the way I try to teach percentage problems.

Therefore this is your answer → 20 %

Answer 3

Then 25% of 20 is 5! @amir7816

Answer 4

actually Amycarter in percentage "is" means equals, and "of" means times

Answer 5

nvm you had it I read it wrong