Question

Which of the following can you use to find 20 percent of 48?

A:0.02(48)
B:0.2(48)
C:2(48)
D:20(48

Answer 1

B:0.2(48)

Explanation:

20 percent of 48 means 20 per hundred of 48 so the percentage is always divided by 100 before multiplying it by the value whose percentage you are trying to find. Knowing that then the calculation of finding 20 percent of 48 is done as follows:

20% of 48 = 20/100 * 48 = (20/100) * 48 = 0.2 * 48

Answer 2

B:0.2(48)

Explanation:

Of means multiply

20% of 48

Changing to decimal form

.20 * 48