document.write( "Question 881976: What is 80% of 60= n? I have tried cross multiplying and gotten one answer and then tried putting 60 in groups of 4 and dividing and got a different answer. I want to learn how to get the answer to my question that way I can see if I'm doing it right or wrong \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #532633 by jim_thompson5910(35256)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! One way to do it\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "80% of 60 = n\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(80/100)*60 = n\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "0.80*60 = n\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "48 = n\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "n = 48\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-------------------------------------------------------\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Another way to do it\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Part/Whole = Percent/100\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "n/60 = 80/100\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "n/60 = 0.80\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "n = 0.80*60\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "n = 48\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-------------------------------------------------------\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Either way, the final answer is 48. \n" ); document.write( " |