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Question 634056: Im having a hard time understanding questions that are like this please help!
what is 9.2% of 58
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

For ex: 50% of something is 1/2 of it...  50/100 = 1/2 = .50

If we were finding 50% of 58 that would be .50%2A58+=+29 ...or half of it



Likewise 9.2% of 58 = .092+%2A58+=+5.336