Question

What is 25% of 140? 14 30 35 40

Answer 1

Answer: 35

Step-by-step explanation: Well percent means over 100 so we can set up an equation for this problem by reading it from left to right.

What means x, is means equals, 25% is 25/100,

of means times, and 250 means 250.

So we have the equation x = 25/100 · 40.

Simplifying on the right side of the equation,

notice that 25/100 reduces to 1/4.

So we have x = 1/4 · 40.

Think of the 40 as 40/1.

So we can cross-cancel 140 and 4 to 35 and 1

and we have x = (1)(35) over (1)(1) or x = 35.

Now let's check our answer back in the

original problem to see if it makes sense.

We have (35) is 25% of 140.

Well we know that 100% of 140 would be 140.

So 25% of 250 should be a lot less than 140.

So 35 seems to make sense as a pretty good answer.

I have shown my work in the image attached.

Answer 2

hi

Here is the answer :

0.25 *140 = 35