Chapter 7, Problem 33CR

To determine

To Calculate: The percent of a number

Answer to Problem 33CR

  $105\%$ of $450$ is $472.5$

Explanation of Solution

Given Information: The percent is $105\%$ and the number is $450$ .

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 $105\%$ to make it $105$

Then move the decimal point in $105$ by $2$ places to the left to write the percent $105\%$ as a decimal $1.05$

Now multiply this decimal $1.05$ by the number $450$ to get