80 percents of 55 is 44?
Step 1: Translate the words into an equation.
80 percents | of | what | is | 44 |
80% | $ \cdot $ | x | = | 44 |
Step 2: Express $ 80% $ as a decimal number.
$$ 80\% = 80 \div 100 = 0.8$$Step 3: Solve for $ x $.
$$ \begin{aligned} 0.8 \cdot x &= 44 \\[1.2 em] x &= \dfrac{ 44 }{ 0.8 } \\[1.2 em] x &= 55 \end{aligned} $$