20 of what number is 40?

To find out what number 20 is a part of to make 40, we can set up a simple equation. We want to figure out what number (let’s call it ‘x’) satisfies the condition that 20% of ‘x’ equals 40.

We express this in an equation as follows:

0.20 * x = 40

Now, we solve for ‘x’. To isolate ‘x’, we divide both sides of the equation by 0.20:

x = 40 / 0.20

Calculating the right side gives us:

x = 200

So, 20% of 200 is indeed 40. This means that the number we are looking for is 200.

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