Answer:
x = 28,000
Step-by-step explanation:
"What" is our unknown, x; "is" is an equals sign; 70% expressed as a decimal is .70; "of" means to muliply.
Our equation, then, is
x = .70(40,000) so
28000
70% of 40,000 is 28000.
28,000/40,000 = 70%
40000=100%
x=70%
40000/x=100%/70%
