China has a population of 1350044605 people and a growth rate of 0.0439% per year.

What's the 0.0439% of 1350044605 and how do I find it? Just the 0.0439%

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China has a population of 1350044605 people and a growth rate of 0.0439% per year.

What's the 0.0439% of 1350044605 and how do I find it? Just the 0.0439%

mertsj · Answer

Do you know that in mathematics "of" means multiply?

mertsj · Answer

So change 0.0439% to a decimal and multiply it by 1,350,044,605

christos · Answer

Ok but, how would I go about finding the %? I modified the question so the of may not be the case here @Mertsj

mertsj · Answer

.0439%=.000436(1,350,044,605)=592669.5816

anonymous · Answer

Like this:

(1350044605) * (0.0439/100)
= (1350044605 * 0.0439) / 100 = 592669.5816