Louisa Louisa
  • 06-05-2014
  • Mathematics
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how to find a percentage of a number

Example:        30% off of 120 dollars

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hiineedhelp hiineedhelp
  • 06-05-2014
Times a number by a percent. First turn 30% Ino .3 by putting the decimal point 2 times to the l .
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MathG33k
MathG33k MathG33k
  • 06-05-2014
each percent is basically a decimal in a different form. So 30% .3 (just move the decimal 2 times). Now multiply 120 by .3 and get 36. Just subtract 36 from 120 and get 84.
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