document.write( "Question 223867: 8 is 40% of what number?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #167336 by MathTherapy(10552)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 8 is 40% of what number?\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "thank for your help\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Obviously, the number that is being sought is going to be LARGER than 8, because 8 represents 40% of that number.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Putting the information in mathematical terms, and using N as the number, we get: \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "8 = .4 * N\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "8 = .4N ------ .4N = 8\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "N = \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Therefore, |