What number is 15% of 60?

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What number is 15% of 60?

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Answer 1 · 2017-11-11T23:48:00

Make a proportion and solve!

Explanation:

$\frac{15}{100} = \frac{x}{60}$ $15/100 = x/60$

we can cross multiply because they are 'equal' proportions now.

$60 \cdot 15 = 900$ $60*15 = 900$

$100 \cdot x = 100 x$ $100*x = 100x$

$100 x = 900$ $100x = 900$

divide by a form of one to isolate variable further in this case $\frac{100}{100}$ $100/100$

$\frac{100 x}{100} = \frac{900}{100}$ $(100x)/100= 900/100$

$x = 9$ $x = 9$ is your number

Answer 2 · 2017-11-11T23:49:59

9 is 15% of 60.

Explanation:

You can set up a proportion to solve this problem. If 15% is technically $\frac{15}{100}$ $15/100$ , and you want to find what number will make the same fraction with $\frac{x}{60}$ $x/60$ , you can cross-multiply them and find $x$ $x$ .

$\frac{x}{60} \cdot \frac{15}{100}$ $x/60 * 15/100$ Cross multiply. $↓$ $darr$
$100 x = 900$ $100x=900$ Divide both sides by 100 to isolate $x$ $x$ . $↓$ $darr$
$x = 9$ $x=9$

Thus, $\frac{9}{60} = \frac{15}{100}$ $9/60 = 15/100$ . 9 is 15% of 60.

Answer 3 · 2017-11-12T10:07:37

$9$ $9$

Explanation:

To find $15 %$ $15%$ of $60$ $60$ , write this expression in maths:

$\frac{15}{100} \times 60$ $" "15/100xx60$

$=15/(10cancel0) xx 6cancel0" "larr$ cancel by $10$ (cross off zeros)

$=cancel15^3/(cancel10^cancel2)xxcancel6^3" "larr$ cancel by $5 and 2$

$=3xx3 =9$

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