SOLUTION: What is 5 percent of 48 in money

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Question 706430: What is 5 percent of 48 in money
Found 3 solutions by jerryguo41, Simnepi, Alan3354:
Answer by jerryguo41(197) About Me  (Show Source):
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5% of 48
or
0.05%2A48
=>
2.4
or
$2.40
5% of $48 is $2.40

Answer by Simnepi(216) About Me  (Show Source):
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to find any percentage of anything you have to do 2 things, first multiply the numbers then divide the answer by 100.
so we want 5% of $48.
multiply the numbers
so 5*48 = 240
then divide this by 100
240%2F100= 2.4
we started out with dollars and we finish with dollars!
So 5% of $48 is $2.40

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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What is 5 percent of 48 in money
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You can do this "in your head."
10% of $48 is 1/10 = $4.80
5% is 1/2 of that = $2.40