How to find a percentage of a number Example: 30% off of 120 dollars

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How to find a percentage of a number

Example: 30% off of 120 dollars

Mathematics
middle-school

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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.

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

Knguyen answered Dec 8, 2015

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