how do i do this?
47.8% of 2,500.
2007-06-17 06:11:48 · 12 answers · asked by superchick992 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Multiply 2,500 by 0.478.
2007-06-17 06:14:34 · answer #1 · answered by Joy M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Turn the percentage into a decimal:
47.8% = .478
Now multiply:
2,500 x .478=?
2007-06-17 13:14:20 · answer #2 · answered by TG 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
percent means partsper hundred so divide 47.8 by 100 and multiply:
47.8/100 = 0.478
0.478*2500 = 1195
2007-06-17 13:17:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
47.8%=.478
of=multiply
2500=2500
so now you get
.478 x 2500
dont forget the decimal point on .478
2007-06-17 13:18:19 · answer #4 · answered by im lost come and find me 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
turn it into a proportion:
47.8 / 100 = X / 2500
then solve:
100X = (47.8)(2500)
100X = 119500
X = 1195
2007-06-17 13:18:46 · answer #5 · answered by gemini91 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You multiply 2500 by 47.8%:
2500 x 47.8% =1,195 or 2,500 x 0.478 =1,195
2007-06-17 16:05:00 · answer #6 · answered by jan51601 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2500 times .478=1195
2007-06-17 13:54:11 · answer #7 · answered by greencoke 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u have to multiply 47.8% by2,500. whatever u get will be ur answer.
2007-06-17 13:15:33 · answer #8 · answered by R!nG Sl@p 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The others are right
the word "of " means multiply in word problems
Key words for addition + :
increased by; more than; combined together; total of; sum; added to
Key words for Subtraction - :
less than, fewer than, reduced by, decreased by, difference of
Key words for multiplication * x
or integers next to each other (5y, xy) :
of, times, multiplied by
Key words for division ÷ /
per, a; out of; ratio of, quotient of; percent (divide by 100)
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http://www.studygs.net/mathproblems.htm
good luck
2007-06-17 13:20:54 · answer #9 · answered by love2smile 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
.478 x 2500 then move the decimal two places to the right
2007-06-17 13:15:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋