Question

What percent of $200 is $40?

Answer 1

Hi there!

Let th' required % be = x

Then,
Accr'ding to the question :-

x % of th' 200 dollars. = 40 dollars


`(x)/(100)` × 200 dollars. = 40 dollars.

x × 2 dollars. = 40 dollars.

x =
`\frac {40}{2}`

x = 20

Hence,
The required % is = 20 %

~ Hope it helps!

Answer 2

To find the answer to the question we do the equation
`40/200*100`

Which gets us our answer of 20%