document.write( "Question 1165259: if 40% of x is 8, what is x % of 40? the answer is 10 But I am not sure why. Is their a formula\r
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\n" ); document.write( "if 40% of x is 8, what is x % of 40?
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=8%2F0.4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=2%2F0.1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=20\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2820%2F100%29%2A40\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2F5%2940\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8\"----------------- 20% of 40 is 8.
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