Question

4% of a number is what fraction of that number?

Answer 1

First, let's remember how we calculate a percentage:

If we call the number "x", 4% is calculated by dividing x by 100 and then multiplying by 4:

$\frac{x}{100}\times4$

This can also be represented as follows:

$\frac{4}{100}\times x$

Thus, 4% of a number is 4/100 of that number. We can still simplify this result as follows:

$\frac{4}{100}=\frac{1}{25}$

We divide 4 by 4 and get 1, and also divide 100 by 4 and get 25.

Answer: 4% of a number is 1/25 of that number.