Percentages with a Calculator
- Author:
- Lee W Fisher
- Topic:
- Percentages
Example:
Calculate 52% of 420.
First, notice that 52% is over a half. Our answer should be over a half of 420. It should be more than 210.
52% is a portion of 100.
is a portion of 1.
We need that portion of 420, so to complete our calculation we do:
Our answer is 218.4