Question 301
<pre>>>How do you arrive at an answer when a math question is worded as follows?
 1. 6 is ____________% of 20.
 2. 10% of 20 is ____________.<<

I.   Replace any given percent by a decimal by moving the decimal point two
          places left and dropping the "%" symbol.
II.  Replace the word "of" by the multiplication symbol " · ".
III. Replace the word "is" by an equal sign " = ".
IV.  Replace the blank _____ by " x "
V.   Solve the equation.
VI.  If the blank has a "%" sign after it, change the answer to a 
           percent by moving the decimal point two places right.
                  
>>1. 6 is ____________% of 20.
    6   =       x       ·  20
             6 = x·20
             6 = 20x
    Divide both sides by 20
           6/20 = 20x/20
             .3 = x
Since there was a "%" after the blank, we change .3 to 30%. 
>>2. 10% of 20 is ____________.<<
    0.10  · 20  = x
      (.10)(20) = x
              2 = x 
Edwin