40 is 20% of what number?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-10T02:17:07

200

$40/x = 20/100$
$40/x*100 =20/100*100$

$4000/x = 20$

$4000*x/x =20*x$

$4000 = 20x$

$4000/20 = (20*x)/20$

$200 = x$

Answer 2 · 2016-11-10T02:20:58

$200$ .

The equation can be expressed as:

$x xx20/100=40$

Multiply both sides by $100/20$ .

$x=40xx100/20$

$x=4000/20$

$x=200$