Question

In the question, "35 is what percent of 40?" what is the 35?

Answer 1

Answer:

35 is the 'is' and 40 is the 'of'

Step-by-step explanation:

is/of = %/100

35/40 = x/100

cross-multiply to get:

40x = 3500

x = 3500/40

x = 87.5