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Percentages are used in everyday life, for example, calculating discounts during sales and interest rates at banks. Knowing how to find and use percentages is an important skill.
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A percentage is a way to show what percent of something there is. For example, 10% means that there are 10 parts out of $80.
Let 10% of $80 = X 10/100 * £80 = X Answer: X = $
40% of 120 = (40/100) × 120 Answer = 48
Let X be the required number. Therefore, as per the given question, (16/100) × (40/100) × X = 8 So, X = (8 × 100 × 100) / (16 × 40) Answer = 125
Let X% of 2/7 is 1/35. ∴ [(2/7) / 100] × X = 1/ ⇒ X = (1/35) × (7/2) × 100 Answer = 10%
If you have a word problem and you don't know how to do it, just remember that there are always the same percentages. For example, if one person has $5 and another person has $10, then they have 50% of their own money each. If one person spends $5 and the other spends $8, then they spent 12% of their own money each.