Answer:
200
Step-by-step explanation:
12% is the same thing of .12
x = the number you are trying to find
.12(x) = 24 ----- This means that 12% of x is 24.
x = 24/.12
x = 200
To solve this you must use a proportion like so...
[tex]\frac{part}{whole} = \frac{part}{whole}[/tex]
12 is a percent and percent's are always taken out of the 100. This means that one proportion will have 12 as the part and 100 as the whole
We want to know out of what number is 24 12% of. This means 24 is the part and the unknown (let's make this x) is the whole.
Here is your proportion:
[tex]\frac{24}{x} =\frac{12}{100}[/tex]
Now you must cross multiply
24*100 = 12*x
2400 = 12x
To isolate x divide 12 to both sides
2400/12 = 12x/12
200 = x
This means that 12% of 200 is 24
Hope this helped!
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