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If 20 is 40% of a value, what is that value?

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Answer:50

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User King Friday
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X is the unknown value. The word "of" means to multiply. 40% in decimal form is 0.40. So "40% of a value" means "0.40x".
20=0.40x
Divide both sides by 0.40:
x=50
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