Question

If 39 is 15% of a number, what is that number? How did you find your answer?

Answer 1

260

Explanation:

39 = 15%

1% =
`(13)/(5)`

`(13)/(5)` x 100 = 260

260 x 0.15 = 39 :)

Answer 2

260

Explanation:

There are a few ways to solve this, but an easy to understand one is that 39=15%, therefore 13=5%, as it is taking 1/3 of each number. Then to get to 100% we would need to multiply 13=5% by 20 to get 260=100%