Question

27 is 36% of what number?

Answer 1

Percent means parts out of 100
36% =36/100=0.36


'of' means mulitply


27 is 36% of ? translates to
27=0.36 times ?
divide both sides by 0.36
75=?


the number is 75

Answer 2

36% to change to decimal it would be .36 then multiply by 27
.36*27=9.72