Question

What number is 15% of 45.4

Answer 1

Let the number be y.

If 15% of 45.4 is y, this implies that

`\begin{gathered} (15)/(100)*45.4=y \\ \\ \end{gathered}`

Thus, we have

`\begin{gathered} (15*45.4)/(100)=y \\ \Rightarrow(681)/(100)=y \end{gathered}`

Evaluating y,

`\begin{gathered} y=(681)/(100) \\ \Rightarrow y=6.81 \end{gathered}`

Hence, the number is 6.81.