What is #2/10# of #30#?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-24T11:16:17

#6# is #2/10 " of " 30#.

You have to turn this into a proportion, so it becomes:

#2/10 = x/30#

You have to solve for #x.#

To do this, you multiply #2 xx 30#, and then divide the product by #10#. If you do that, you get #6.#

Hope this helped :)

Answer 2 · 2018-04-24T17:44:02

#6#

Find #2/10# of #30#

#2/10 xx 30#

#=2/cancel10 xx cancel 30^3" "larr 3 " is " 1/10 " of " 30#

#=6#