Question

1/8 of a number equal 2/5÷1/20. what is the number​

Answer 1

Answer:

64

Step-by-step explanation:

$\text{Let that number be x. Then,}\\\\\\\dfrac{1}{8}x = \dfrac{2}{5} \div \dfrac{1}{20}\\\\\\\implies \dfrac{x}{8} = \dfrac{2 \times 20}{5 \times 1}  = 2 \times 4 = 8\\\\\\\implies x = 8 \times 8 = 64\\\\\\\implies \boxed{\boxed{\boxed{\bold{x = 64}}]}}$

Answer 2

Answer:

1/8 of a number equal 2/5÷1/20, the number​ is 64.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number be $x .$

Given:

$\frac{1}{8} of x is equal to \frac{2}{5} \div \frac{1}{20} \begin{aligned}&\Rightarrow \frac{1}{8} \times x=\frac{2}{5} \times 20 \\&\Rightarrow \frac{x}{8}=8 \\&\Rightarrow x=8 \times 8 \\&\Rightarrow x=64\end{aligned}$

Then, the number is 64 .