Respuesta :

To get 150% of a given number x, we multiply it by 1.5

This way, we'll have that:

[tex]1.5x=12[/tex]

Solving for x,

[tex]1.5x=12\rightarrow x=\frac{12}{1.5}\rightarrow x=8[/tex]

Therefore, we can conclude that 12 is 150% of 8