SOLUTION: please help me to solve this equation : 20% of 50

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Question 704742: please help me to solve this equation : 20% of 50

Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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20% of 50
Think of % as "per 100" so 20% can be written as 20/100.
When you see "of", think multiply.
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So, we can rewrite:
20% of 50
as
20/100 * 50
.20 * 50
10