32 is 40% of what number?

2 Answers
Mar 15, 2018

#80#

Explanation:

if #32 " is " 40%#

Then what number ? is #100%#?

Ans = #100/40xx32#

#= 5 xx 16#

#= 80#

#therefore 32 = 40% " of " 80#

Mar 15, 2018

#80#

Explanation:

Percentages can always be written as a direct proportion:

#32# is to #40%# as what number is to #100%#?

#32/40 = x/100" "(larr"number")/(larr"percent")#

#x= (32xx100)/40#

#x = 80#

You can also write an equation and solve it:

Let the unknown number be #x#.

#40%# of that number is equal to #32#

#40/100 xx x = 32#

#x = 32 xx40/100#

#x = 80#