SOLUTION: N IS 58% OF 955.0 HOW TO SOLVE

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N IS 58% OF 955.0
One way to do it is to set up a proportion of part/whole=part/whole:
N%2F955.0=58%2F100
955.0N%2F955.0=955.0%2858%2F100%29
highlight%28N=553.9%29
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Another way to do it is to take 58% of 955.0.
The decimal form of 58%=58/100=.58
N=.58%28955.0%29
highlight%28N=553.9%29
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The advantageof the first way is that you set it up the same way everytime. You just need to pay attention to what is part and what is whole.
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The advantage of the second way is that it's faster. The disadvatage is that with some problems you have to divide and others you have to multiply and you have to learn when to do what.
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Happy Calculating!!!