Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Math - Chapter 13, Lesson: 13-5 Find the % of a #

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X means to multiply!!
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1) doing doing twice to left of the part of a number

2) multiply that by the whole to get your percent


Ex) Find the percent: 24% of 17


1) doing doing twice to left of the part of a number
2) multiply that by the whole to get your percent

SO.......

The percent is.......... 4.08


Ex) Find the percent : 2.5 of 16

Still doing doing to left twice
Then still multiply the two numbers

.025 x 16 = .4


Ex) 250 % of 20

Still doing doing to left twice
Then still multiply the two numbers

2.5 x 20 = 50