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Answer 1 · 2018-01-24T04:01:47

$140$

Let the number be $x$ .

Since $40%$ of the number is $56$ , then we can rewrite it as

$40%x=56$

Know that, $40%=0.4$

$:.0.4x=56$

Now, we can divide both sides by $0.4$ .

$(cancel0.4x)/cancel0.4=56/0.4$

$x=56/0.4$

$x=140$

So, the number is $140$ .