Question

Find the number if 11% of it is 55.

Answer 1

Let's call the number "x".

To find the number, we need to solve the equation:

11% of x = 55

To do this, we need to convert the percentage to a decimal:

11% = 0.11

Now we can write the equation as:

0.11x = 55

To solve for x, we need to divide both sides of the equation by 0.11:

x = 55 / 0.11

Using division, we find:

x = 500

Therefore, the number is 500.