One car is 3.9 meters long the other is 6%shorter

How long is second car?
What is the formula I use for questions involving %

4 answers

Change the percent to a decimal.

6% = 0.06

In this situation subtract 0.06 from 1.

Then multiply.

0.94 * 3.9 = ?
484
3.7
How would you know to subtract 0.06 from 1?