First, when multiplying percents, you need to convert them to decimals. You convert percents to decimals by multiplying by 100 or moving the decimal two places to the left. Once you convert them to full decimals, you multiply the decimal by the number that you are getting the percentage from
61% of 180⇒.61×180=<u>109.8 </u>
5.1% of 81?⇒.051×81=<u>4.131
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of 36?⇒16.5×36⇒.165×36=<u>5.94
</u>81% of 241⇒.81×241=<u>195.21</u>
76% of 600⇒.76×600=<u>456</u>
88% of 680⇒.88×680=<u>598.4</u>
37% of 481⇒.37×481=<u>177.97</u>
19.1% of 380⇒.191×380=<u>72.58</u>
41% of 321⇒.41×321=<u>131.61</u>
33% of 331⇒.33×331=<u>109.23</u>
The product is a bit less than the estimate. In fact, 7.69 is less than 8, and if you start with an equality, i.e.
you can multiply both sides by a positive number, and the inequality will still hold:
I love these problems, because it's just about reading the question. All you need to do is break it down. What do we know the "sum of" something is? We know that it means addition. What are we adding? "three times a number b and 33". Well, how can we express "three times b"? 3b! Right! Well, we know we're adding that to 33, so you're almost done. Right now you should have 3b+33. And what <em>is</em> 3b+33? at least 33. How can we express "at least"? >=, greater than or equal to, right! Finally, we have our answer. 3b+33>=35.