SOLUTION: What percent of 40 is 25

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: What percent of 40 is 25 This question is from textbook Saxon Math

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What percent of 40 is 25?
Let x = what percent
of = multiplication
is means =
We now write it in math terms:
x times 40 = 25
40x = 25
Divide both sides by 40 to find x.
x = 25/40
x = 0.625
Change the decimal number 0.625 to a percent.
x = 62.5%
Easy, right?
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