Question

2% of what number is 24?The number is

Answer 1

To determine the original number x we use a rule of three:

`\begin{gathered} x\rightarrow100 \\ 24\rightarrow2 \end{gathered}`

Then we have:

`\begin{gathered} x=((100)(24))/(2) \\ x=1200 \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the number is 1200