8 1/4% of 800 is what number?
1 Answer
Aug 7, 2016
Explanation:
There are two ways of writing percentage.
Using the given value of
When written in a sentence you generally se it as
but when calculating you see it as
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I know it is not normally spoken this way but for a moment think about the term: 2 of 6. This is saying
So
But 800 is the same as
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It is known that:
and that
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Think of
So
