Question

If 50 is 20 percent of x, then what is x?

Answer 1

250

Explanation:

since we know 20% can also be written as 20/100, insert that into a cross multiplication scenario to determine `x`

`50/x = 20/100`

reduce the fraction on the right

`50/x = 1/5`

cross multiply

`1(x) = 5(50)`

`x = 250`