20
Step-by-step explanation:
Step 1:
Let the number be 50 and to find 40% of 50 is given interms of expression as follows
To express the percentage the following strategy is used
Eg: 40% = 
∴ To express 40% of 50 is

Step 2:
On simplification the above expression we could get

= 20
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Step-by-step explanation: