Question

What percent of $40$ is $16$?

Answer 1

1. 16 of 40 can be wriiten as:
   1640
2. Multiply both numerator & denominator by 100
   1640 × 100100 = 40100 = 40%

   If you are using a calculator, simply enter 16÷40×100 which will give you 40 as the answer.