Question

What is 8% of 65?

Answer 1

65*.08

Answer 2

turn the percent into a decimal and multiply it by 65

Answer 3

8/100= 0.08
dividing the percent by 100 changes the percentage into decimal

Answer 4

So If I got 52 was i right or did I do something wrong?

Answer 5

yes what @Zale101 said is how you turn a percentage nto a decimal

Answer 6

um you mixed the two up or forgot a decmal

Answer 7

the decimal form of 8% is 0.08
so 0.08 of 65 meaning 0.08 * 65=5.2

Answer 8

oh I see what I did wrong thank you guys!! @Zale101 @torchriswil

Answer 9

No problem

Answer 10

no problem