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Handouts on Percents………………………………………page 2 Percent Word Problems ...

dividing by the remaining number. Ex.: 6% of 20 is what? 100 20 6 1) Multiply the opposite corners 6 x 20 = 120 2) Divide by the remaining number 1.2 100 120.0 1.2 is the answer (the part) Ex.: What % of 50 = 7? 50 7 100 1) Multiply the opposites 7 x 100 = 700 2) Divide by the remaining number 14 50 700 14% is the answer (the percent)