How do I get better at doing questions with prevents and numbers that are bigger then 100 like an example would be 37% of 280. How do i study this?

Answer 1

Percents*

Answer 2

Math tutors may have more ideas for you.

The word “of” usually means you need to multiply.
37% needs to be converted to .37 before using it in a math problem.

A good place to find explanations and examples is https://www.mathisfun.com
For help with percents, click on Numbers, then on Percentages or Decimals or whatever topic you need help with.

Answer 3

You could "estimate", and then do lots and lots of practice : )
If you estimate... you could use "friendly" numbers. So 37% could be "nice and friendly" at 50% and 280 would become 300. So your answer would be less than 150, and... if you use 25% that would be half of your 150 or 75. So your answer "using friendly" numbers is between 75 and 150 : ) And since 37% is part way between 25 and 50, your answer would be pretty much exactly halfway between 75 and 150, that is 100.
That way, when you practice, practice, practice you know a great estimate to your question.

Answer 4

Another good place for instructions and practice is https://khanacademy.org
Click on Courses and choose what you need. Or search for what you want help in — I searched for ‘percentages’ and several good webpages showed up.

Answer 5

Thank you!