Then since sixteen percent OF fourteen hundred tells you to multiply the 016 and the 1400 you get. Percent means for every 100 or out of 100 The symbol as a quick way to write a fraction with a denominator of 100. The items original price was 2790 and it has 30 percent off in the sale.
Use the percentage formula.
Percent or per cent means one hundredth. To do this remove the percentage sign and think of the percent as a whole number. Find a percent of a quantity as a rate per 100. The basic concepts and ideas of this lesson are also explained in this video.