Question

What is 35 percent of 70

Answer 1

To me, the best thing to do first is translate the question into math,
so that you can work with it.

-- "What"  means  "x "

-- "is" means  " = "·

-- "percent"  means  " /100"

-- "of"  means "times"

Translated into math, the question says:     

                                      x = 35/100  ·  70 

Clean up the right side of the equation and simplify it:

                                     x = (35 · 70) / 100

                                     x =    2450 / 100

                                     x = 24.5

Answer 2

35 Percent of 70 is 24.5
We assume, that the number 70 is 100% - because it's the output value of the task. We assume, that x is the value we are looking for. If 70 is 100%, so we can write it down as 70=100%. We know, that x is 35% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=35%. Now we have two simple equations: 1.)70=100% 2.)x=35%where left sides of both of them have the same units, and both right sides have the same units, so we can do something like that: 70/x=100%/35% Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.