+2441 The question asks for "80% of 55."
"Of" is an indicator for the multiplication indicator. You can replace it. We have now changed the question to \(80\% *55\). Now, let's evaluate it!
| \(80\% *55\) | In general, \(a\%=\frac{a}{100}\). |
| \(\frac{80}{100}*\frac{55}{1}\) | Let's simplify 80/100 to simplest terms by realizing that the numerator and denominator have a greatest common factor of 20. |
| \(\frac{4}{5}*\frac{55}{1}\) | To faciliate the computational process even more, notice that 5 and 55 havea GCF of 5. |
| \(\frac{4}{1}*\frac{11}{1}\) | Now, do the multiplication. |
| \(44\) | |
Therefore, 80% of 55 is 44.
