Question

What number is 25% of 20?

Answer 1

Answer: 5

Step-by-step explanation:20 times .25

Answer 2

Answer:

5

Step-by-step explanation:

For this problem, we can solve this by simply converting percentages into fractions.  Consider that 25% is 1/4 of 100% of 1.  Therefore, we can say 25% is equivalent to 1/4.

With this statement, we can say the following:

25% of 20

= (1/4) of 20

= (1/4) * 20

= 20 / 4

= 5

So 25% of 20 is 5.  Using this property of fractional equivalence, percentages can also be stated in reverse.

For example, 25% of 20 is equivalent to 20% of 25.

Since we know 25% of 20 is 5, let's use the same fractional equivalence to find the value of 20% of 25:

20% of 25

= (1/5) of 25

= (1/5) * 25

= 25 / 5

= 5

Thus, we have shown that 25% of 20 and 20% of 25 are equivalent.  This applies to all percentages of some number.

Hope this helps.

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