Question

1.5% of what number is 60?1 15% of what number is 60? 150%? of what number is 60?

Answer 1

Hello there.

1.5% of what number is 60?
60/x=100/1.5
(60/x)*x=(100/1.5)*x  
60=66.6666666667*x 
(66.6666666667) to get x
60/66.6666666667=x 
0.9=x 
x=0.9

Therefore the correct answer is 1.5% of 0.9= 60

150%? of what number is 60?
60 is 40% of 150 or 150 is 250% of 60