Question

80 is 32% of a certain number. Find the number​

Answer 1

nswer:

32% of 80 is 25.6

Explanation:

Let's call the number we are looking for x.

Percent or % means "per 100" or "out of 100" so 32% can also be written as 32100

In the problem above, when calculating percents, the word "of" means the product or times or ×.

So we can write an equation for the solution we are trying to find as"

x=(32100)×80

Doing the necessary arithmetic allows us to solve for x as follows:

x=32×80100

x=2560100

x=25.6