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ericosouki
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6 is 30% 

6.....................30%
x......................100%

x * 30 = 6 * 100
30x = 600
x = 600/30
x = 20


Answers: 20

The number is 20.

What is percentage?

A percentage or percent , a relative value indicating hundredth parts of any quantity.

How to determine a number from percentage?

Convert the problem to an equation using the percentage formula: Y/P% = X. And then convert the percentage to a decimal by dividing by 100.

Let the number be x.

According to the given question.

6 is 30% of number.

⇒ 30% of x = 6

So, to find the number first we convert the given percent into a number.

⇒ [tex]\frac{30}{100} \times x = 6[/tex]

[tex]\implies \frac{3}{10} \times x = 6[/tex]

⇒ 3x = 60  ( multiplication property of equality)

[tex]\implies x = \frac{60}{3}[/tex]

⇒ x = 20

Hence, the number is 20.

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