Percentage of a quantity

There’s a simple trick that makes any sort of percentage question 10x easier to answer:

of means times when it comes to percentages.

For example, of means .

Finding a percentage of a quantity

If we are asked to find of , we can follow these steps:

1. Convert the percentage to a decimal by dividing it by .
2. Multiply the decimal by the quantity.

See converting percentages to decimals for more information on step 1.

Example: find of

• Convert to a decimal:
• Multiply the decimal by the quantity:
• Answer:

Example: find of

• Convert to a decimal:
• Multiply the decimal by the quantity:
• Answer:

Example: find of

• Convert to a decimal:
• Multiply the decimal by the quantity:
• Answer:

Example: find of

• Convert to a decimal:
• Multiply the decimal by the quantity:
• Answer: