Question

What is 30% of 150 and how did you get that answer

Answer 1

$Solution, 30\%\:\mathrm{of}\:150:\quad 45$

$Steps:$

$\mathrm{Convert\:}30\%\mathrm{\:into\:a\:decimal\:and\:multiply\:by\:}150, \mathrm{Percent} =30\%\:$

$\mathrm{In\:order\:to\:convert\:a\:percent\:to\:a\:ratio,\:divide\:it\:by\:100}:\quad \:a\%=\frac{a}{100}, a=30, 30\%\:=\frac{30}{100}$

$\mathrm{Convert\:to\:decimal\:form}, =0.3$

$\mathrm{Multiply\:}0.3\mathrm{\:by\:}150, =0.3\cdot \:150$

$\mathrm{Simplify}\:0.3\cdot \:150, =45$

Hope This Helps!!!

Answer 2

The easiest way to find percentages of numbers is to change the percentage to a decimal and multiply it by the number.

30%=0.3

150*0.3=45

30% of 150 is 45.

I hope this helps :)