The word percent is exactly that per cent, which basically means parts of hundred. E.g. 10% are 10 of 100, or 60% are 60 of 100. You can also write this mathematically as 60/100 or 60÷100, which is 0.6.
Now in general: x% are x parts of 100 or x/100 or x÷100.
If you want to calculate x% of y you just multiply it: y × x% = y × x ÷ 100.
WTF why did no one mention this to me when I was struggling with math as a kid?
Seriously, why didn’t anyone?! Would have made my life much easier.
they absolutely taught you the commutative property and transitive property
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Yeah but they clearly taught it poorly
They probably did, just not explicitly:
You could write (6*1/100)*50 = 6*(50*1/100)
It only uses the commutative property of multiplication and the fact that % is another way of writing 1/100.
Maybe also worth remembering that “x% of y” is just x/100*y
I’m confused again.
By what part?
I’m sorry but you have the big dumb
The word percent is exactly that per cent, which basically means parts of hundred. E.g. 10% are 10 of 100, or 60% are 60 of 100. You can also write this mathematically as 60/100 or 60÷100, which is 0.6.
Now in general: x% are x parts of 100 or x/100 or x÷100. If you want to calculate x% of y you just multiply it: y × x% = y × x ÷ 100.
This is one of those “maths is magical” moments, I guess.
Mathemagics.