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To find the number that 20 is 40% of, you can set up a proportion. Let x be the number we are trying to find. The proportion would be: 20/x = 40/100. Cross multiplying gives us 100 * 20 = 40 * x. Simplifying this equation, we get x = 200 / 40 = 5. Therefore, 20 is 40% of the number 50.

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You can use algebra to find 40% of 20, since that's what I normally do.

Say 100x = 20, as in 100% = 20.

Here we divide both sides by 100, so x = 20/100 = 1/5

This means that 1% of 20 is equal to one fifth.

Then multiply both sides of the equation by 40, so 40x = 40/5 = 8.

Therefore 40% of 20 = 8.

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Wiki User

14y ago
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20 = .40 of x

X = 20 / .4

x = 50, Thus 20 is 40% of 50.

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15y ago
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Oh, dude, math time! So, if 20 is 40% of a number, you just divide 20 by 0.40 to find the total number. That gives you 50. So, 20 is 40% of 50. Math is wild, man.

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3mo ago
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Well, honey, if you want 20 to be 40% of a number, you just divide 20 by 0.40. That gives you 50, so the number you're looking for is 50. Math doesn't have to be complicated, darling.

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5mo ago
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20 is 40% of 50

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12y ago
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40 is 20% of 200

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12y ago
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20% of 200 = 40

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