How do you find 40 is 0.80%?

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Answer 1 · 2016-06-25T16:27:23

Use fractions and division

Divide the percentage 0.80% by 100

$\frac{0.80}{100} = 0.008$ $0.80/100=0.008$

divide the whole number by 0.008

$\frac{40}{0.008}$ $40/0.008$

now you found the number where 0.8% is 40

$\frac{40}{0.008} = 5000$ $40/0.008=5000$

40 is 0.8% of 5000 because $5000 \times 0.008 = 40$ $5000xx0.008=40$