Problema Solution
If 8 is 40% of a number, what is 15% of the same number?
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Let 'x' represent the number.
40% of x is 8 means:
0.40x = 8
x = 8/0.40
x = 20
Now we need to find 15% of 20:
0.15*20 = 3
15% of the number is 3.