Solve this problem, and identify the percent, amount, and base. what percent of 50 is 20?

Mathematics

2 answers:

arlik [135]3 years ago

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Part = percent/100 * whole 20 = x /100*50 X = 2000/50 X= 200/5 =40%

satela [25.4K]3 years ago

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Answer:

<h2>20 represents a 40% of 50.</h2><h2>The percentage is 40.</h2><h2>The base is 50.</h2><h2>The amount is 20.</h2>

Step-by-step explanation:

Observe that we want to find the percentage that the number 20 represents where 50 is the total.

The fatest way to solve this problem is by dividing

$\frac{20}{50}= 0.4$

Then, we multiply by 100, to express it in percetange

$0.4 \times 100\%=40\%$

Therefore, 20 represents a 40% of 50.

The percentage is 40%.
The base is 50, which represents 100%.
The amount is 20.

If we express each element, it would be

$40\% \times 50=20$

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