Question

identify the rate, base and portion.17% of what number is 60?

Answer 1

For the given question which is;

17% of what number is 60?

We shall begin by determining the value of the number. Let us call the number a.

We can now set up the following equation;

$\begin{gathered} 17\text{ \% of a}=60 \\ 0.17\times a=60 \end{gathered}$

We now divide both sides by 0.17;

$\begin{gathered} \frac{0.17a}{0.17}=\frac{60}{0.17} \\ a=352.9411 \\ \text{Rounded to the nearest whole number,} \\ a=353 \end{gathered}$

So we now have;

"17% of 353 is 60."

The rate is the variable that represents part of the whole and that is 17

The base is the whole number itself which is a 100% value and that is 353

The portion is that part of the whole (base) made up of 17% and that is 60."

ANSWER:

Rate is 17%

Base is 353

Portion is 60