# SOLUTION: on my algebra homework it asks 40% of what number is 20 and thats where I get stuck because i dont know if I should put the 20 over the 40 or vice versamfor the cross multipliacati

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 Question 343169: on my algebra homework it asks 40% of what number is 20 and thats where I get stuck because i dont know if I should put the 20 over the 40 or vice versamfor the cross multipliacationAnswer by solver91311(16897)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website! The word "of" is a multiplication sign. So 40% (which is 0.40) of (meaning times) some number (let's call it ) is (which means equals) 20: So Only the arithmetic is left. John My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it