Question

Which problem would you use the following proportion to solve for?

24/X = 40/100

A. What is 40% of 24?
B. What percent is 24 of 40?
C. Twenty-four is 40% of what number?
D. Forty percent of 24 is what number?

Answer 1

c

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: C. Twenty-four is 40% of what number

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the answer in each question is x,

Then in A) What is 40% of 24

`(24* 40)/(100) = x`

`(40)/(100) =(x)/(24)`

In B) What percent is 24 of 40,

`(24* x)/(100) = 40`

`(40)/(100) = (x)/(24)`

In C) Twenty-four is 40% of what number

`(x* 40)/(100) = 24`

`(40)/(100) = (24)/(x)`

In D) Forty percent of 24 is what number,

`(40* 24)/(100) = x`

`(40)/(100) =(x)/(24)`

Thus, in problem C the given expression will use.