Question

49 is 70% of what number

Answer 1

49 is 70% of the number 70

Answer 2

percent means parts out of 100
70%=70/100=7/10=0.7/1=0.7

'of' means mulitply

'is' means equals or '='

'what number' we will call x


49 is 70% of what number means
49=0.7 times x
divide both sides by 0.7
70=x

the number is 70