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

A.
80
B.
60
C.
30
D.
50
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User Wchmb
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Answer:

D. 50

Explanation:

Suppose we denote the "value" as the variable x. Now, we convert the words into mathematical equations:

40% "of" x "is" 20.

"Of" usually means multiply, and "is" usually means equal, so:

40% * x = 20

40/100 * x = 20

0.40 * x = 20

Now, we can just solve by dividing both sides by 0.40:

x = 50

Thus, our value is 50, so D.

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User Hizzy
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20------40%

x-----100%

x=(20*100)/40

x=2000/40

x=50

D.

User Darren Gansberg
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