What is 40 percent of 540?
Answer: 216
Below you can find the procedure and formula used to arrive at the above answer.
Steps:
Lets assume 40 percent of 540 is X.
Therefore, we can also say, X = 40% of 540
40% can also be written as 40/100, because percent denotes a number per 100.
So, X = 40/100 × 540
Or, X = 0.4 × 540
So, X = 216
So, 40% of 540 is 216
(You may also first multiply 40 with 540, and then divide by 100 to find the answer, if that's easier for you.)
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Now that we have calculated the answer, lets verify it using the percentage formula.
Answer verification
Percentage = Value/Total Value × 100
LHS (Percentage) = 40
RHS = 216/540 × 100
Or, RHS = 0.4 × 100
So, RHS = 40
We can see that LHS = RHS, hence it's proved.