Question

There were nn signers of the Declaration of Independence. The youngest was Edward Rutledge, who was x years old.x is 25% of 104. What was Rutledge’s age?

Answer 1

In math

"is" means equals (=)
"of" means times (x)

x is 25% of 104
x = 25% x 104
x = .25 x 104
x = 26

He was 26 years old