Question

$24$ is $16$% of what number?

Answer 1

Explanation:
"Percent" or "%" means "out of $100$" or "per $100$", Therefore $16$% can be written as $\frac{16}{100}$.
When dealing with percents the word "of" means "times" or "to multiply".
Finally, lets call the number we are looking for $"n"$.
Putting this altogether we can write this equation and solve for n while keeping the equation balanced:
$24=\frac{16}{100}\times n$
$\frac{100}{16}\times 24=\frac{100}{16}\times \frac{16}{100}\times n$
$\frac{2400}{16}=n$
$150=n$
$n=150$
$24$ is $16$% of $15$