Question

What is 74% of 56?

Answer 1

`41.44`

Explanation:

The percent (`%`) in `74%` means "per-hundred".

So `74%` of `56` is:

`74/100 * 56 = (74*56)/100 = 4144/100 = 41.44`

If you were calculating this by hand (or in your head), it might be easier to find `75%` of `56` first then subtract `1%` of `56`:

`75% * 56 = 75/100 * 56 = 3/4 * 56 = 3 * 56/4 = 3 * 14 = 42`

`1% * 56 = 56/100 = 0.56`

So:

`74% * 56 = (75% * 56) - (1% * 56) = 42 - 0.56 = 41.44`