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AveGali [126]
3 years ago
12

55 is 40% of what number

Mathematics
2 answers:
Nutka1998 [239]3 years ago
6 0
First of all, you must change 40% into a decimal by multiplying by 100⇒.40
Then you divide 55 by .40
55÷.40=137.5
Therefore, 55 is 40% of 137.5
Alexus [3.1K]3 years ago
6 0
Take 55 and divide it into 40% by changing 40% into decimal form, (because a percentage is not a whole number), like this: .4. Then, 55/.4, which is 137.5. 
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