document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1021>Question 1021</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 20% of what number is 8? How do you figure this? or how would you get the answer? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #307 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=usyim88hk><B>usyim88hk(158)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=usyim88hk><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=307\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x be that number:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 = 20%x                     <BR>\n" );
document.write( "[set up this equation because 20% of x is 8]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 = (20/100)x                 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "[20% is equal to 20/100]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8(100/20) = (20/100)x(100/20) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "[times 100/20 on both sides to cancell out 20/100]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40 = x                        <BR>\n" );
document.write( "[x equals to forty] </SPAN>\n" );
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