Question

Find the number, if 3.5% of it is 21

Answer 1

take 21 and divide it by 3.5% you should get 600

Answer 2

The required number x is 600.

What is percent into number form?

In order to convert percent to a decimal number, the percentage should be divided by 100:

Let x be the missing number.

To find the number of 3.5% of it is 21 following all the steps given below.

Then,

The required number is;

$\rm \dfrac{3.5}{100}\times x =21\\\\3.5x=21\times 100\\\\ 3.5x=2100\\\\x=\dfrac{2100}{3.5}\\\\x=600$

Hence, the required number x is 600.

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