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What is 2.8% of 1? Round to the nearest hundredth if necessary

User Yogiraj
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1 represents 100%. To find how much represent 2.8%, we can apply the next proportion:


\frac{100\text{ \%}}{2.8\text{ \%}}=(1)/(x)

Solving for x:


\begin{gathered} 100\cdot x=1\cdot2.8 \\ x=(2.8)/(100) \\ x\approx0.03 \end{gathered}

0.03 is 2.8% of 1.

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