4% of what number is 34?

Question

explain the way you got the answer

Answer 1

850


34 = 4% So, 34 / 4 (8.5) = 1%

If 8.5 = 1%, then multiply by 100 to get 100% (or the whole amount)

Mark

Answer 2

34 dividet by 4 gives you 1% is 8,5
times 100 is 850 is 100%

Answer 3

We must change percent to a decimal.

4% becomes 0.04

the words "what number" becomes any letter of the alphabet that you like. I will use x because it is always use in algebra.

The words "what number" = x.

The word is means = in math.

The word of means to MULTIPLY in math.

We now put it all together.

0.04 times x = 34

We divide both sides of the equation by 0.04 to find x.

x = 34 divided by 0.04

x = 850

Answer 4

This is how I solve this:

4/100=34/x
4x=3400
x=850
Thus, 100%= 850
: )

Answer 5

I still have to figure the old way: 4/100=34/x, cross multiply 100x34, then divide by 4. There's your answer: 850. Please, no thumbs down, that's just the way I learned to do it a hundred years ago. :)

Answer 6

how many 4s in 100 (4 being 4% of 100)?
25.

so take 34 and mulitply it by 25
850.

850(.04)= 34

Answer 7

_4_...=.._34_
100..........x

4*x=4x
100*34=3400

_3400_..=.._4x_
.....4............4

3400 / 4 =x
850

so therefore 850 is total for x, or 4% of 850 is 34.

p.s. the periods mean nothing in the mathematical equation, its just to keep the numbers from becoming close together because yahoo is weird like that.

Answer 8

850

Answer 9

34/.04 = 850 You can't do that in your head?

Answer 10

34 / 0.04 = 850