Percentage Problems

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What is a percentage?

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A percentage is a way of expressing a number as a fraction of 100. It is often used to compare proportions.

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How do you calculate a percentage of a number?

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To calculate a percentage of a number, multiply the number by the percentage (in decimal form). For example, to find 20% of 60, calculate 60 * 0.20 = 12.

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What is 20% of 60?

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12

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What is 33% of 400?

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132

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What does it mean if a number is a certain percentage of another number?

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It means that the first number is that fraction of the second number. For example, if 12 is 50% of a number, then that number is 24.

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12 is 50% of what number?

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24

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How do you find what percentage one number is of another?

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To find what percentage one number is of another, divide the first number by the second number and multiply by 100. For example, to find what percent 21 is of 30, calculate (21/30) * 100 = 70%.

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21 is what percent of 30?

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70%

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What is 12 is 75% of what number?

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16

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How do you convert a percentage to a decimal?

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To convert a percentage to a decimal, divide by 100. For example, 25% as a decimal is 0.25.