document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=27573>Question 27573</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> when trying to find the percent of an number where do you start. example:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                                                 2% out of 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                                                 3%of 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                                                 6% of 65    </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #14970 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=14970\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> per cent means \"per one  hundred\". Cent is Latin for 100.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, when you see \"%\" think of \"/100\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2% = 2/100 or in decimals, .02<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You are told to take 2% of a number, and that number happens to be 100.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So multiply .02 by 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".02 * 100 = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "likewise,<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".03 * 100 = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then you're asked for 6% of 65<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".06 * 65 = 3.9  </SPAN>\n" );
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