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40 is what percent of 50?

Answer 1

Ethan Adkins

#40/50xx100=80%#

#x# is the numerator = 40

#y# is the denominator = 50

#z# is the numerator as a percentage of the denominator = 80%

The algebra:

Divide #x# by #y# to get #z/100#

#x/y=z/100#

Multiply #z/100# by 100 to get #z#

#z/100xx100=z#

How it works:

#40/50=80/100=0.8#

#80/100xx100=0.8xx100=80#

40 is 80% of 50.

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Answer 2

Genesis Allen

To find out what percent 40 is of 50, you can use the formula:

[ \text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{\text{Part}}{\text{Whole}} \right) \times 100 ]

In this case, the part is 40 and the whole is 50. So, the calculation would be:

[ \text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{40}{50} \right) \times 100 = \left( \frac{4}{5} \right) \times 100 = 0.8 \times 100 = 80% ]

Therefore, 40 is 80% of 50.

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