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What number is 80% of 60?

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answer is 48

1. convert the 80% to a decimal by dividing it by a 100, now you have 0.80

2. now multiple 60 with 0.80

3. 60*0.80= 48

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User Suncoastkid
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Answer:

80% of 60=48

Explanation:

To get the solution, we are looking for, we need to point out what we know.

1. We assume, that the number 60 is 100% - because it's the output value of the task.

2. We assume, that x is the value we are looking for.

3. If 60 is 100%, so we can write it down as 60=100%.

4. We know, that x is 80% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=80%.

5. Now we have two simple equations:

1) 60=100%

2) x=80%

where left sides of both of them have the same units, and both right sides have the same units, so we can do something like that:

60/x=100%/80%

6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for what is 80% of 60

60/x=100/80

(60/x)*x=(100/80)*x - we multiply both sides of the equation by x

60=1.25*x - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.25) to get x

60/1.25=x

48=x

x=48

now we have:

80% of 60=48

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