Drop the percent sign so that you only have 96 then divide by 100 to get the decimal (or move the decimal place to the left two).
96% --- drop the percent
96 ----- move the decimal place over to or divide by 100
96/100
96.0
.96
To get the area, multiply the length x width
2.6 x 2.8 = 7.28
A is correct
C is correct
E is correct
I'll give a practice problem to help explain it a bit better.
Here, let's try to solve 45% of of 60.
First, we convert the percentage into a decimal. To turn any percentage into a decimal you move the point two spaces to the left.
That means 45% as a decimal is .45.
Next, we multiply our number, 60, by the decimal .45.
60×.45=27.
That means 45% of 60 is 27.
To sum it all up, you have to get the percentage, move the decimal point two spaces to the left, and multiply it by the number you were trying to find the percentage of.
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