60 percents of 20000 is 12000?
Step 1: Translate the words into an equation.
60 percents | of | what | is | 12000 |
60% | $ \cdot $ | x | = | 12000 |
Step 2: Express $ 60% $ as a decimal number.
$$ 80\% = 80 \div 100 = 0.6$$Step 3: Solve for $ x $.
$$ \begin{aligned} 0.6 \cdot x &= 12000 \\[1.2 em] x &= \dfrac{ 12000 }{ 0.6 } \\[1.2 em] x &= 20000 \end{aligned} $$