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It is the multiplicative inverse (of the something).

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How do you work 1 percent of something?

Multiply it by 0.01


Why the answer is always the other number whe you multiply by 1?

multiplying something by 1 does nothing.


How do you find 1 percent of something?

To find 1% of something, divide the number by 100 E.g. 250 ÷ 100 = 2.5 Or if you have a calculator, multiply it by .01


Can you multiply something to get 127?

Yes because 1*127 = 127 which is a prime number


What does reduce something by a factor of 4 mean?

Either divide by 4 or multiply by 1/4


What is a word for when you multiply by four?

When you multiply something by four, you quadrupleit.


Why do you multiply when doing volume?

you multiply when you are finding the volume of something is because that is how you find how much space something takes


What does one third of something mean you do to the number?

Multiply 1/3 times the number. (1/3) * 15 = 15/3 = 5


Is 2 a multiple of 1?

No. To get a multiple of 2, multiply 2 by something. 2x6 is 12, so 12 is a multiple of 2. No matter what you multiply 2 by, you will never get 1, so 1 is not a multiple of 2.


What is one quarter of forty?

One quarter "of" something is, mathematically, one quarter "times" something - so you simply multiply 1/4 x 40.


How do you figure 40 percent of something?

You multiply that something by 0.4


How do you work out 2 percent of something?

2% of something means 2/100ths of it. Divide by 100 and then multiply by 2. You can also multiply by 2 then divide by 100, or even divide by 50, if that's easier, because 2/100 = 1/50.