SOLUTION: 20% of what number is 8? How do you figure this? or how would you get the answer?

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Question 1021: 20% of what number is 8? How do you figure this? or how would you get the answer?
Found 3 solutions by usyim88hk, mariam, JimMarshall:
Answer by usyim88hk(158) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x be that number:
8 = 20%x
[set up this equation because 20% of x is 8]
8 = (20/100)x
[20% is equal to 20/100]
8(100/20) = (20/100)x(100/20)
[times 100/20 on both sides to cancell out 20/100]
40 = x
[x equals to forty]

Answer by mariam(1) About Me  (Show Source):
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20/100 times 8 equals 1.6

Answer by JimMarshall(82) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x be that number:
8 = 20%x
8 = (20/100)x
[20% is equal to 20/100]
8(100/20) = (20/100)x(100/20)
40 = x
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