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Re: 1% of 200% of 360 is what percent of 0.1% of 60?
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14 Jul 2018, 05:20
Explanation
Translate the statement into an equation. Since one of the percents is a variable, fractions are preferable to decimals:
\(\frac{1}{100} \times \frac{200}{100} \times 360=\frac{x}{100} \times \frac{0.1}{100}\times 60\).
Because 100 appears twice on the bottom of both sides of the equation, multiply each side of the equation by 10,000 (or 100 twice) to cancel the 100’s out:
\(x=12,000%\)