Question

4 percent of what is 56

Answer 1

4% of 56 is what?
4/100 .... 0.4
0.4*56 = 22.4
22.4 = 22

the answer would be about 22
≈ 22

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Answer 2

4 percent of what is 56?  Let the "what" be x.

4 percent of x is 56

(4/100) * x = 56

(4/100)x = 56  

x  =  56*100/4.      4 into 56 is 14

x = 14 * 100 = 1400 

Therefore 4 percent of 1400 is 56.

Answer is 1400.