Question

Find 98.6% of 343.7. Round to the nearest thousandth.

Answer 1

To find 98.6% of 343.7, you can use the following formula:

\[
\text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{\text{Percentage Rate}}{100} \right) \times \text{Value}
\]

Substituting the values:

\[
\text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{98.6}{100} \right) \times 343.7
\]

Calculating this:

\[
= 0.986 \times 343.7
\]

Now, performing the multiplication:

\[
0.986 \times 343.7 = 338.6122
\]

Finally, rounding to the nearest thousandth:

\[
338.612
\]

Thus, 98.6% of 343.7 is \(\boxed{338.612}\).