SOLUTION: What percent of 40 is 100?

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Question 1064045: What percent of 40 is 100?
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, MathTherapy:
Answer by ikleyn(52855) About Me  (Show Source):
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It is %28100%2F40%29%2A100 = 250%.


Answer by MathTherapy(10556) About Me  (Show Source):
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What percent of 40 is 100? 
Let the percent be P

Then, 40%28P%2F100%29+=+100

40P%2F100+=+100

2P%2F5+=+100

2P = 500 ------ Cross-multiplying 

P, or highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C5%2C+Percent%2C+%22=%22%2C+500%2F2%2C+or%2C+250%29%29