5% of 45,000

2 answers

First, change the percent to a decimal by moving the decimal point two places to the left.
5% = 0.05

Then multiply: 0.05 * 45,000 = ?

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The word of means MULTIPLY.

5% becomes a decimal: 0.05

We now multiply:

0.05 x 45,000 = 2250

Done!