Question

175 is 35% of what number?

Answer 1

500

Explanation:

So you know 175 is `35%` of a certain number.

`35%= 175`

To find this number, you need to make `35%` into `100%`

You can't directly multiply `35` by anything to get straight to `100`.

Instead, you can get to `1` by dividing `35` by `35` (and you do the same to other side, so divide `175` by `35`), and then get to `100` by multiplying both sides by `100`:

`35%= 175`

`1%=5`

`100%=500`

So, the number you are looking for is 500.