How do you find 1/2% of 600?

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Answer 1 · 2016-09-19T10:42:46

$3$ $3$

$1/2%=(1/2)/100=1/200 :. 1/200*600=3$ [Ans]

Answer 2 · 2016-09-19T12:38:26

$3$

An amount of $1/2%$ often confuses students and they are not sure what it means or how to calculate the fraction of a percent.

In addition to the other answers provided, consider this..

Let's find $1%$ of 600 first.

$1/100 xx 600 = 6$

$1/2% " is half of " 1 %" "$ (which we already know is 6)

Therefore $1/2 xx 6 = 3$
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OR... use $1/2 = 0.5$

$0.5/100 xx 600$

= $5/1000 xx 600$

= $cancel5/cancel1000^200 xx 600$

= $3$