24 is what percent of 40

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Answer 1

 

24 is what per cent of 40?

 

TRANSLATE:

    "is" means "equals"

    "what per cent" means x/100

    "of" means multiply

 

   24 = (x/100)•40

   24 = 40x/100

   24 = .4x

   .4x = 24

      x = 24/.4

      x = 60

 

Thus 24 is 60% of 40