80 is 40 percent of what number?
0.4a=80----- -----0.4 0.4a=200
Where a is the number times 40%, which is 0.4 in decimal form.
We have an equation: 80/?= 40/100Cross multiply:40?= 80100⇒ ?= 80*100/40= 20080 is 40% of 200~