Question

Noah says to find 20% of a number he divides the number by 5. Is this true explain your answer

Answer 1

yes

Explanation:

note that 20% =
`(20)/(100)` =
`(1)/(5)`

Hence to find 20% of a number, dividing the number by 5 is correct

20% of £30 =
`(30)/(5)` = £6