2% of 1 billion divided by 5000 = 20000000 divided by 5000 = 4000.
555.5556
0.0006
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
0.028
5000
5000 / 7 = 714.28571
5000
6400 divided but 80 = 80
83.3333
5000
625