79% of 55 is what?

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Answer 1 · 2017-06-13T12:05:46

$55times0.79$

I guess the question is "what is 79% of 55?"

Here is the solution, your number times percentage

$55times0.79$

$=43.45$

This is your answer

79% of 55 is $43.45$

Note that 79% can be expressed as 0.79 in math.

Answer 2 · 2017-06-13T13:08:52

$43.45$

You can read this as:

Find $" "79% " of "55" "larr$ write directly as maths:

$" "= 79/100 xx 55/1$

You can now use a calculator or simplify the fractions first by cancelling:

$=79/cancel100^20 xx cancel55^11/1" "larr div 5$

$=869/20$

$= 43.45$