Question

How do you find 40 percent of 65

Answer 1

You find 40% of 65 by finding out what 1% is, in this case 1% is .65, you do that by simply putting the . behind the 6, then you do .65 x 40, which is 26, so 40% of 65 is 26.

Answer 2

You need to remember a couple of things:

-- ' 40% ' means ' 0.40 ' .

-- In math, the word 'of' almost always means 'times'.

So " 40% of 65 " means " 0.40 x 65 " .

You can do that easily with your pencil or your calculator.