Question

What is 20 percent of seventy

Answer 1

'is' in mathematics means equal
'of' in mathematics means multiplication

20% can also be written as 20/100

$x = \frac{20}{100} \times 70\\\\x =\frac{20}{10} \times 7\\\\x = 2 \times 7\\\\\boxed{\bf{x = 14}}$

Answer 2

20% of 70 is 14

Convert 20% into a decimal: 20%/100 = 0.2
Take your decimal and times it by 70: 0.2 × 70 = 14 <-- our answer.