Chapter 7, Problem 32CR

To determine

To Calculate: The percent of a number

Answer to Problem 32CR

  $30.2\%$ of $130$ is $39.26$

Explanation of Solution

Given Information: The percent is $30.2\%$ and the number is $130$ .

Method:

• First write the percent as a decimal by removing the $\%$ signmoving the decimal point $2$ places to the left.
• Then multiply this decimal with the number to get the percent of the number.

Remove the $\%$ sign from $30.2\%$ to make it $30.2$

Then move the decimal point in $30.2$ by $2$ places to the left to write the percent $30.2\%$ as a decimal $0.302$

Now multiply this decimal $0.302$ by the number $130$ to get