Solve x40%=4000

$$x40 \% =4000$$

Solve for x

$$x=10000$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Reduce the fraction \frac{40}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 20.

$$x\times \frac{2}{5}=4000$$

Multiply both sides by \frac{5}{2}, the reciprocal of \frac{2}{5}.

$$x=4000\times \frac{5}{2}$$

Express 4000\times \frac{5}{2} as a single fraction.

$$x=\frac{4000\times 5}{2}$$

Multiply 4000 and 5 to get 20000.

$$x=\frac{20000}{2}$$

Divide 20000 by 2 to get 10000.

$$x=10000$$