To find 20 percent of $30,000, you first convert 20 percent to a decimal by dividing by 100, which gives you 0.20. Then, you multiply 0.20 by $30,000 to get the answer. So, 20 percent of $30,000 is $6,000.
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Well, darling, 20 percent of 30,000 dollars is 6,000 dollars. So, if you had 30,000 bucks in your pocket, 20 percent of that would be a cool 6 grand. Not too shabby, huh?