Multiply the number by the percent in decimal form. Example: 15 percent of 40 would be 40 x .15 = 6. (15 percent of 40 is 6).
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To change a whole number to a percent, add two zeros (for the "cent" = 100 in per cent). 1 = 100% 40,000 = 4,000,000 per cent
25% of the number would be 5 times as large as 5% So, 5 times as large as 16 is 80. Answer = 80.
Finding 88 per cent of a number is the same as multiplying a number by 0.88. Therefore, in decimal form, 88 per cent is equal to 0.88.
To find 40 percent of a number, multiply the number by 0.4. In this instance, 0.4 x 75 = 30. Therefore, 40 percent of 75 is equal to 30.