SOLUTION: what is 40% of 1200? Please show the work.

Question 805925: what is 40% of 1200? Please show the work.
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
what is 40% of 1200? Please show the work.
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= (40/100)*1200

Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
That is the quantity that out of 1200 is the same ratio or fraction as 40 out of 100.

So, multiplying both sides times 1200, we get an equivalent equation:

No matter how you calculate it, the result is
You could calculate it as

Or you could calculate it as

In general, whatever the percentage it is, you can divide that by 100, and multiply times the result.
6% sales tax means the tax is of the sales price.
That is times the sales price.
It is $6 on a price of $100, and 6 cents on a price of 100 cents = $1.
You can multiply the price times 0.06 using a calculator.
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