When you are finding a percent do you always multiply say like what is 20% off 80 what would it be??
Note, Nickolas, that 20% off is the same thing as 80% of something = .80 ...so....
.80 * 80 = 64
Another way is to take 20% of 80 = .20 * 80 = 16
Then....subtract this from 80 =
80 - 16 = 64 !!!
What I some times so if its a percent like 1 out of 100 I didvide the number by 100 then multily the quiotent by the percent
Wow that is simple so here is one I would like to try and make sure with you it is correct
Sure. But remember this dosen't work for like finiding 3.4 percent of a number just any whole number from 1-100
Every time I try your way CPhill the numbers go in the 100000
like
40 take away 20%
I do 40*40 = 1600
Remember that we need to convert the % to a decimal
To do this....drop the % sign.....move the decimal two places to the left
So....for instance
20% = 20.% = .20
So
20% of 45 =
20.% * 45 =
.20 * 45 =
9
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60.....take away 20%
20% = .20
So
.20 * 60 = 12
Take 12 away from 60 =
60 - 12 =
48
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To me it is changing I have not got one right it keeps changing the way it is multiplied to
Ok...let's forget the decimals and write 20% as 20/100
So
(20 /100) * 60 = 1200 / 100 = 12
Take this away from 60 and we get
60 - 12 =
48
Is that a little easier for you???
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Thanks it isn't math and it sounds cheeky but how long have you been doing the ![]()
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on your question kind of curious for my math forum history guide sounds weird but I'm making one XD