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What is the percent of 10 of 20 please give me a better understanding

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Answer:

50 percent.

Explanation:

10 of 20 as a fraction is

10/20

- divide top and bottom by 10 and this simplifies to

1/2.

To convert to a percentage we multiply by 100:

= 1/2 * 100

= 50%.

User Daniel Campos
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We need to calculate the 10% of 20. By definition, a% is:


a\text{ \%}=(a)/(100)

Where a can be any positive number. In this case a = 10, then:


10\text{ \%}=(10)/(100)=(1)/(10)

In mathematics, the word "of" is reserved for the product. Then 10% of 20 is just:


10\text{ \% of }20=(1)/(10)\cdot20

Solving this leads to 2.

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