87 1/2% of 300

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87 1/2% of 300

anonymous · Answer

Just like your previous question. Convert into a decimal and multiply.

anonymous · Answer

how doyou convert to decimal?? divide?

anonymous · Answer

87 1/2% as a decimal is 0.875

anonymous · Answer

You should multiply by 100.

anonymous · Answer

how do you multiply 1/2 by 100??

anonymous · Answer

The half, or (1/2), is located in the decimal.

anonymous · Answer

0.87 would be 87%

anonymous · Answer

But 0.875 is 87 1/2%

anonymous · Answer

See the difference...

anonymous · Answer

yeah but 87 x 100 is 8700 , how do youget 0.875?

anonymous · Answer

or for ease of comfort move the decimal point according to how many zeros you see

100  x 1=  100    correct?

                                                  1.
                                                    ^
originally   decimal point is here   |

multiply by 100 

the decimal point scoots  2 places over 
 
                       1 0  0 .
                                 ^     
                                 | 
it is now here

anonymous · Answer

if you see decimal  .001 , or .01 

you just move it the other side