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 \(\boxed{338.612}\).