5000+(5000 x .08)= 5400
400
10795
15% of 5000 = 15% * 5000 = 0.15 * 5000 = 750
75% of 5,000= 75% * 5000= 0.75 * 5000= 3,750
You will have 5000 dollars × (1 + 8/100)18 = 19,980 dollars.
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1000
It's an 8% decrease.
4900
$1,750.00
4000 Solution Method: 1. Convert 80% to decimal: 80 / 100 = .8 2 Compute answer: .8 * 5000 = 4000 Note: You could also obviously do it this way too: 80 / 100 * 5000 = .8 * 5000 = 4000 ============== Original Posters Answer: To calculate p% of a number, you need to multiply it by p and divide by 100, so 80% of 5000 is 5000 * (80 / 100) = 5000 * (4/5) = 4000