74.7% of 600 is what number?

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Answer 1 · 2016-08-30T04:57:24

#448.2#

#74.7% = 0.747#

#0.747 xx 600 = 448.2#

Answer 2 · 2016-08-30T07:34:00

Multiply 600 by the percentage given.

Basically you COULD just type this in a simple calculator, but Socratic is for answering questions, isn't it?

This is how I do it.
74.7% of 100 is 74.7
Thus when we take 74.7% of 600 we multiply 74.7 by 6 since 600=100x6. The answer is 448.2.