10 percents of 60 is 6?
Step 1: Translate the words into an equation.
10 percents | of | what | is | 6 |
10% | $ \cdot $ | x | = | 6 |
Step 2: Express $ 10% $ as a decimal number.
$$ 80\% = 80 \div 100 = 0.1$$Step 3: Solve for $ x $.
$$ \begin{aligned} 0.1 \cdot x &= 6 \\[1.2 em] x &= \dfrac{ 6 }{ 0.1 } \\[1.2 em] x &= 60 \end{aligned} $$