Question

recall that you can solve a percent problem by translating the words into an equation where the percent is written as a decimal. example: what percent of 20 is 5? translates as 5 = 20x x = 0.25, or 25% example: what is 40% of 20? translates as x = 0.4(20) x = 8 30 % of 630 is 189. complete 16 is 20% of done

Explanation:

Step1: Set up the equation

Let the number be $x$. The statement "16 is 20% of $x$" can be written as $16 = 0.2x$ (since 20% = 0.2).

Step2: Solve for $x$

Divide both sides of the equation by 0.2. So $x=\frac{16}{0.2}$.
$x = 80$.

Answer:

80