Question

Find a number whose 1.5% is 12. I need a step by step

Answer 1

Answer:

The number is 800

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number be x

1.5% of x = 12

1.5/100 * x=12

1.5 * x = 12 * 100

1.5 * x = 1200

x = 1200/1.5

x = 800

Answer 2

Given: 1.5% of a number is 12.

To find: We have to find the number.

Solution:

To determine the number we have to follow the following steps-

Let the number be x.

Now given that 1.5% of the number x is 12.

So, 1.5% of x will be as follows-

$x \times \frac{1.5}{100}$

Thus 1.5% of x is 1.5x/100.

Given that the 1.5% of x that is 1.5x/100 is equal to 12.

By equalising we get-

$\frac{1.5x}{100} = 12 \\ x = 12 \times \frac{100}{1.5} \\ x = 800$

Thus by solving according to the given statements the value of x is 800.

The number is 800.