Question

`6 1/4%` of what number is 375?

Answer 1

Let number be x.

Then `6 1/4%` of x = 375

⇒ `25/(4 xx 100)` of x = 375

⇒ `1/16` x = 375

∴ x = `(375 xx 16)/1 = 6000`

Hence number = 6000