Question

How to find a percentage of a number

Example:        30% off of 120 dollars

Answer 1

each percent is basically a decimal in a different form. So 30% .3 (just move the decimal 2 times). Now multiply 120 by .3 and get 36. Just subtract 36 from 120 and get 84.

Answer 2

Times a number by a percent. First turn 30% Ino .3 by putting the decimal point 2 times to the l .