Chapter 7, Problem 31CR

To determine

To Calculate: The percent of a number

Answer to Problem 31CR

  $45\%$ f $75$ is $33.75$

Explanation of Solution

Given Information: The percent is $45\%$ and the number is $75$ .

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 $45\%$ to make it $45$

Then move the decimal point in $45$ by $2$ places to the left to write the percent $45\%$ as a decimal $0.45$

Now multiply this decimal $0.45$ by the number $75$ to get