60% of what number is 21
60% of 35 is 21
Change the percentage (60) into a decimal by dividing it over 100:
\(\frac{60}{100} = 0.6\)
Divide 21 by the decimal:
\(\frac{21}{0.6} = 35\)
'of' in mathematics means multiplication
'is' in mathematics means equal
Translating 60% of what number is 21 into an equation, we get:
60% x = 21
60%, or 60 percent, is 60 over 100 which is 60/100. This can be simplified to 3/5.
3/5 x = 21
Multiply both sides by 5.
3/5 5 x = 21 * 5
3x = 105
Divide 3 on both sides.
3x/3 = 105/3
x = 35
60% of 35 is 21.