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Dividing By 40 Into Decimal/Percent:

A.  Dividing by 40 into a decimal or a percent is easy since:

n  25n

40    1000

B.  Therefore, we can multiply by 25 and divide by 1000.

Ex [1]  3/40 = __________(decimal).

a.  Multiply 3 x 25 we get 75.

b.  75 / 1000 = .075.

c.  The answer is .075

Ex [2]  31/40 = __________(percent).

a.  31 x 25 = 775.

b.  775 / 1000 = .775.

c.  As a percent this is 77.5%.

d.  The answer is 77.5.