40% of 50 is 20. To calculate this: 1) Convert 40% to decimal (40/100 = 0.4), 2) Multiply by 50 to get 20.

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40% of 50 = 20

40\% \times 50 = 50 \times \frac{40}{100} = 20

40% means 40 parts out of 100. To convert a percentage to a decimal, we divide by 100: 40% = 0.4

We multiply our number (50) by the decimal form of the percentage (0.4):
50 × 0.4 = 20

This means that 40% or 0.4 of 50 is 20. In other words, if you take 40% of 50, you get 20.

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