20% of 60 is 25% of ______

Options

A. 36
B. 30
C. 40
D. 48

Answer

To solve the problem "20% of 60 is 25% of ______", we can follow these steps:

### Step 1: Calculate 20% of 60
To find 20% of 60, we can use the formula:
\[ \text{Percentage} = \frac{\text{Percentage Rate}}{100} \times \text{Total} \]
So,
\[ 20\% \text{ of } 60 = \frac{20}{100} \times 60 = \frac{1200}{100} = 12 \]

### Step 2: Set up the equation
According to the problem, we have:
\[ 20\% \text{ of } 60 = 25\% \text{ of } x \]
From Step 1, we know that \(20\% \text{ of } 60 = 12\). Therefore, we can write:
\[ 12 = 25\% \text{ of } x \]

### Step 3: Express 25% of x
Now, we can express 25% of x using the same percentage formula:
\[ 25\% \text{ of } x = \frac{25}{100} \times x = \frac{x}{4} \]
So we can rewrite our equation as:
\[ 12 = \frac{x}{4} \]

### Step 4: Solve for x
To find x, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 4:
\[ x = 12 \times 4 = 48 \]

### Conclusion
Thus, the value of x is 48. Therefore, 20% of 60 is 25% of 48.