Question

What is 40% of 25? I need an explanation for this.

Answer 1

10

Explanation:

Multiply 40/100 by 25 (convert 25 to 25/1 if needed), which gives you 10. You can also convert 40/100 to the decimal 0.4, and multiply that by 25, which also gives you 10.

Answer 2

10

Explanation:

The easiest way to find a percentage of a given number is to represent the percentage as a decimal or fraction,and thenmultiply it by the given number.

40% as a decimal is 0.4, so to find 40% of 25, we multiply 25 by 0.4:

25 x 0.4 = 10