Question

Find the number whose 15% is 24.

Answer 1

Here we have to find a number whose 15% will be equal to 24

So, let us assume the number to be x

So, 15% of x will be equal to 24

   15% of x = 24

     15% × x = 24

(15/100) × x = 24

         0.15x = 24

               x = 24/0.15

               x = 160

Hence, 15% of 160 will be equal to 24

Answer 2

Given: A number whose$15\% \ is\ 24$.

We have to find the number.

• As we know that a percentage is a fraction of an amount is expressed as a particular number of hundredths of that amount.
• It is denoted by a symbol%.
• For example, $5 \%$means$\frac{5}{100}$
• By using the unitary method we are calculating the percentage of numbers.
• As we know fractions can be converted into percentages and vice-versa.
• And percentages are reversible.  
• For example, $50 \% \ of\ 60$ is the same as$60 \% \ of\ 50$  

We are solving in the following way:

We have,

A number whose$15\% \ is\ 24$.

Let assume the number be$x$.

Then,

$=>x\times\frac{15}{100} =24\\\\=>\frac{15x}{100} =24\\\\=>15x=24\times 100\\\\=>15x=2400\\\\=>x=\frac{2400}{15} \\\\=>x=160$

Hence, the number will be$160$.