Question

20 is what percent of 50?

Answer 1

It's 40 percent of 50

Explanation:

20 divided by 40 is 0.4

0.4 as a percentage would be 40.

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Answer 2

We can rephrase the question as "What percent of 50 is 20?".
"What percent ..." is an unknown. We'll use the variable x to represent this unknown.

The word 'of' in mathematics can mean 'multiply'. Likewise the word 'is' can mean 'equal'.

Now we have the phrase "20 equals to x times 50".

Or in an equation: 20 = x * 50

Solve for x.

20 = x * 50

`(20)/(50)` = x <-- Divide both sides by 50

Simplify the fraction.


`(20)/(50) = (2)/(5)`

Convert the fraction into a decimal.


`(2)/(5)` = 0.4

Convert the decimal into a percent.

0.4 = 40%

So, 40% is the answer.