75% of b is 12. what is b?

75%  of  b  is  12

 

We can replace  " % "  with  " /100 ",  " of "  with  " * ",  and  "is"  with  " = "

 

75/100 * b  =  12

 

Now we have to solve the above equation for  b  . Let's multiply both sides of the equation by  100/75

 

b  =  12 * 100/75

 

b  =  1200/75

 

b  =  16