What is 150% of 60 =

Answer: 90

Explanation: Set up your equation as you read through the problem.

What means x, is means equals, 150%, 150/100, of, times, 60, 60.

So we have the equation x = 150/100 · 60.

Simplifying on the right side of the equation,

we can reduce 150/100 to 3/2.

So we have x = 3/2 · 60.

Put 60 over 1 then cross cancel 60 and 2 to 30 and 1.

So our answer is 3 · 30 over 1 · 1 or 90.

So 90 is 150% of 60,