Question

What is 40% of 600?
and how you got it

Answer 1

To get 40% of 600 you have to follow these steps.
1. Change the percent into a decimal; which in this case would be 0.40
2. Then multiply 0.40 times 600.
3. Then Solve.

`600*0.40=\boxed{240}`

Answer 2

600 = 100%
x = 40%

Cross multiply

100x = 600 * 40
100x = 24000
x = 24000
100
x = 240

S = 240