20% of a number is 8 ... fine the number
20 divided by 100 is 5, 8 divided by 5 is 1.6
is the answer 1.6/8 ?
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some number was multiplied by .2 to get 8
so that number is 8/.2 or 40
check : 20% of 40 = 8
by algebra.
.2(x) = 8
x = 8/.2 (as above)
To find the number, you need to calculate the percentage of the number. To do this, you divide the percentage value by 100 and then multiply it by the whole number.
In this case, you are given that 20% of a number is 8. So to find the number, you would perform the following calculation:
(20 / 100) * x = 8
where "x" represents the unknown number.
To solve for "x", you can start by simplifying the equation:
0.2 * x = 8
Now, divide both sides of the equation by 0.2 to isolate "x":
x = 8 / 0.2
Evaluating this expression, we find that:
x = 40
Therefore, the unknown number is 40.