To find the unknown number, we first need to calculate what 75 percent of 88 is.
75 percent can be written as a fraction: 75/100. When we multiply it by 88, we have:
75/100 * 88 = 66.
This means that 75 percent of 88 equals 66. Now, we need to determine what number, when multiplied by 60 percent (or 60/100), gives us 66.
Let’s denote that unknown number as x. We set up the equation:
60/100 * x = 66.
To isolate x, we can multiply both sides by the reciprocal of 60/100, which is 100/60:
x = 66 * (100/60).
Next, we calculate:
x = 66 * (100/60) = 66 * (1.6667) = 110.
So, 60 percent of 110 equals 66. Therefore, 75 percent of 88 is indeed the same as 60 percent of 110.