Calculating Percentages and Multiplication

The video tutorial explains how to calculate eight percent of a number. It breaks down the process into simple multiplication steps, first multiplying eight by two and then eight by nine. The final step involves placing the decimal point correctly to arrive at the answer, which is presented as Choice B.

What is the first step in finding eight percent of a number?

• Add 8 to the number

• Divide the number by 8

• Multiply the number by 0.08

• Multiply the number by 100

What is the result of multiplying eight by two?

• Fourteen

• Sixteen

• Eighteen

• Twenty

How do you calculate eight times nine?

• Ninety

• Eighty-one

• Seventy-two

• Sixty-four

Where should the decimal point be placed in the final answer?

• After one place

• After three places

• After two places

• After four places

What is the final answer when calculating eight percent of 209?

• 19.72

• 17.72

• 16.72

• 18.72