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Paul needs to find 310% of 72. which expression should be used?

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You must convert the percentage to decimal notation and then multiply it by 72.

As the name implies, percentage is a something per one-hundred; so to convert any percentage to decimal notation we divide by one-hundred:


(310)/(100)=3.1

So the 310% of 72 is:


(3.1)(72)=223.2

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