Question

$12.5$% of what number is $20$?

Short answer

$12.5$% of$160$is$20$

Step-by-step solution

Step 1. Given information 

$12.5$of a number is$20$.

Step 2. Solution  

Consider a number is n.

$12.5$% of n is $20$.

$$\begin{gathered} 0.125\times n=20 \\ n=\frac{20}{0.125} \\ n=160 \end{gathered}$$

$12.5$% of$160$is$20$.