Answer:
Set up an equation using the key terms:
- 60%
- Of a _ number
- Results in 51
We can consider 60% in our equation to be 60/100 which we later on simplify.
We contemplate that "-Of a blank number(of what number)" means the multiplication of an unknown value, "x".
The resulting of 51 will be what the equation will equal.
Form the equation;
60/100 · x = 51
Solve for x:-
60/100x = 51
60/100 can simplify to 0.6 so it will now be,
0.6x = 51
Isolate x by dividing by 0.6 from both sides because the inverse operation of multiplication is division(since 0.6 is being multiplied by x).
÷0.6 ÷0.6
x = 85, therefore 60% of 85 is 51.
