55 is 40% of what number
Take 55 and divide it into 40% by changing 40% into decimal form, (because a percentage is not a whole number), like this: .4. Then, 55/.4, which is 137.5.
First of all, you must change 40% into a decimal by multiplying by 100⇒.40Then you divide 55 by .4055÷.40=137.5Therefore, 55 is 40% of 137.5
