Identify the Rate, base, and amount of 150 is 75% of what number?

Question

I know what 75% of 150 is. How do I find the rate, base and amount?

Answer 1

If you set it up as a proportion, you'll see:

rate over base = percent over 100

150/x = 75/100

another way to look at it when you're setting up a problem is:

is over of = percent over 100

Answer 2

a touch clue on a thank you to handle this type of difficulty. Translate the words into an equation: "is" constantly will become an = sign "of" constantly will become a multiplication sign "what huge style" constantly will become a variable (say "y') rewrite the sentence in an equation format: a hundred and fifty is seventy 5% of what huge style a hundred and fifty = .seventy 5 cases y resolve for y a hundred and fifty/.seventy 5 = y 2 hundred=y