SOLUTION: I am having a problem with percentages. How do you divide a large number into a smaller one? such as getting 35% of 50%

Question 691346: I am having a problem with percentages. How do you divide a large number into a smaller one? such as getting 35% of 50%
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
getting 35% of 50%
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Comment: That is not a division problem.
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Equation:
x = 0.35*0.50 = 0.175
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Division of 35% and 50% looks like this:
35%/50% = [35/100]/[50/100] = 35/50 = 7/10 = 0.7
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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