Question

40% of x is 35.use your equation to find x.

Answer 1

Answer:

x=87.5

Explanation:

We can write the expression: 40% of x is 35 mathematically as:

$40\%\times x=35$

We solve the equation for x:

$\begin{gathered} \frac{40}{100}x=35 \\ 40x=35\times100 \\ x=\frac{3500}{40} \\ x=87.5 \end{gathered}$

The value of x is 87.5.