Question

117 is 7% of what number?

Answer 1

`7% " of " 1671 3/7 = 117`

Explanation:

This is asking "7% of what number is equal to 117?"

Let the unknown number be `x`

Write an equation to reflect what is written above in English ...

`7/100 xx x = 117`

`x = 117 xx100/7`

`x = 1671 3/7`

If we write this as a decimal it will be `1671.429` to 3 decimal places. However, it is a recurring decimal and will need to be rounded at some stage. Therefore it is more accurate to give the answer as a fraction.