25% of what number is 6?

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Answer 1 · 2016-05-11T22:28:47

$100% is 24.$

Direct proportion:

6 represents 25% of a larger number.
What number ( $x$ ) represents $100%$ ?

$6/25 = x/100$

$x = (6 xx 100) /25" "larr$ cross multiply

$x = 24$

OR: understand that 25% is the same fraction as one quarter.

So if ONE quarter is 6, then FOUR quarters = 4 x 6 = 24.

OR: Draw a rectangle and divide it into 4 equal parts. (each is 25% or one quarter of the total. Write 6 in each of the parts.

Total = 24.