Question 1129955
We talk in terms of percentages and the meaning is not always clear. Percent comes from the Latin per centum, meaning per one hundred.
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So when you make 6% you make 6 for every 100. So, 800 is 8 times 100, right? Well, if you multiply 6*8 is the same as if you multiply 0.06*800.
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To make it easier, we take the % and bring it down to 1 by dividing the % by 100: 6 per 100 is the same as 0.06 per 1. Now that you have it down to 1, you can apply it to any number.
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multiply 800*0.06 and multiply 1200*0.07
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