Question

What percent of 40 is 20?

Answer 1

200%

Explanation:

20 = 100% (in this case)

40 = 200% (because you multiply both sides to get 40)

Therefore, 40 is 200% of 20.

Answer 2

8

Explanation:

When doing these types of problems, we convert the percent to a decimal. In this case,

40%=0.4

0.4*20=8