Question

What is 30% of 150 and how did you get that answer

Answer 1

`Solution, 30\%\:\mathrm{of}\:150:\quad 45`

`Steps:`

`\mathrm{Convert\:}30\%\mathrm{\:into\:a\:decimal\:and\:multiply\:by\:}150, \mathrm{Percent} =30\%\:`

`\mathrm{In\:order\:to\:convert\:a\:percent\:to\:a\:ratio,\:divide\:it\:by\:100}:\quad \:a\%=(a)/(100),  a=30, 30\%\:=(30)/(100)`

`\mathrm{Convert\:to\:decimal\:form}, =0.3`

`\mathrm{Multiply\:}0.3\mathrm{\:by\:}150, =0.3\cdot \:150`

`\mathrm{Simplify}\:0.3\cdot \:150, =45`

Hope This Helps!!!

Answer 2

The easiest way to find percentages of numbers is to change the percentage to a decimal and multiply it by the number.

30%=0.3

150*0.3=45

30% of 150 is 45.

I hope this helps :)