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What’s a pattern for determining 10% of a number?

User Edward Thomson
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Multiply the number by .1 or just move the decimal one space to the left if it is -10% or right if it is + 10%.
User Shaochuancs
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To take 10% of something, move the decimal point one spot to the left

Examples:

  • 10% of 12.3 is 1.23
  • 10% of 567.89 is 56.789
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