Question

40.32 is 76.8% of what number?

Answer 1

Hey there

Lets solve this question together, 

Convert 76.8% to a decimal.

$0.768 * x=40.32$ 

Multiply 0.768 by x to get 0.768x. 

$0.768x=40.32$ 

Multiply each term by 1 / 0.768 and simplify.

Cancel the common factor of 0.768.

$x=40.32 / 0.768$ 

Divide 40.32 by 0.768 to get 52.5 

$x=52.5$ 

Answer 2

To answer this question, let x be the unknown number. From the given, the product of the number, x, and the decimal equivalent of the given percentage, 76.8%, is equal to 40.32. Mathematically,
                               (0.768)(x) = 40.32
The value of x from the equation is 52.5.