find the percentage

Question

How do I calculate or find the a percentage of a number. For example

find 15% of 33

find 18% of 90

Answer 1

to calculate the percentage of a number simply multiply the number by the percentage. To do this you first need to convert the percentage to a decimal by moving the decimal point two places to the left and removing the percent sign.

15%=.15

18%=.18

After converting the percentages to decimal numbers, multiply them by the number for which you are trying to determine the percentage.

.15 times 33 is 4.95

.18 times 90 is 16.2

Answer 2

Find the percentage difference between 0.31 and 1/4

Answer 3

 

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Answer 4

12% of 99.00

Answer 5

The percentage of excutives in a certain industry receiving cash signing bonuses is increasing. The percentage is given by the function B(t)=4.834(1.346) where t is the number of years since 1998. Find the percentage of excutive receiving signing bonuses in 2004 and in 2005.