Question

It is known that p% of a number is a. Write the expression that represents this number. Plz respond

Answer 1

The answer is p*n. Because the proportion would be   n              p
                                                                                            ----      =   ----
                                                                                              n           100
                                   

Answer 2

Answer:

$\frac{100a}{p}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x-----> the number

we know that

$p\%=\frac{p}{100}$

so

$\frac{p}{100}*x=a$

solve for x

$x=\frac{100a}{p}$ -----> expression that represent the number