11 3/4% of 6000 is what number?
1 Answer
Dec 23, 2016
11 3/4% of 6000 is 705
Explanation:
First, we need to change
Now we can restate the problem as:
11.75% of 6000 is what number?
"Percent" or "%" means "out of 100" or "per 100", Therefore 11.75% can be written as
When dealing with percents the word "of" means "times" or "to multiply".
Finally, lets call the number we are looking for "n".
Putting this altogether we can write this equation and solve for