SOLUTION: what is 70% of 80, and how do you figure it out?

Question 18885: what is 70% of 80, and how do you figure it out?
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Translate the English directly into algebra, like this...
what is 70% of 80 becomes (when 70% is converted to .70)
x = (.70)(80) (of almost always means multiplication)
x = 56
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