Question

Write an algebraic expression for the word phrase 40% of x

Answer 1

The algebraic expression for the word phrase 40% of x, would be 40/100 X or 2/5 X.

Answer 2

The algebraic expression for the given word phrase is 2x/5

Step-by-step explanation:

We have to write the algebraic expression for the word phrase 40% of x.

We know that percentage means divide by 100.

'of' means multiply.

Thus, we can write the above phrase as

40% of x
`= (40)/(100) * x`

Now we can simplify the above expression. 40 and 100 can be divide by 20 to get

`(2)/(5) * x`

Therefore, the required algebraic expression is given by

`(2x)/(5)`