1.5 is NOT 50%
50% (per cent) means 50 per 100, or 50/100 = 0.50
So, 150% = 150/100 = 1.50
given any number as a %, simply divide by 100:
36% = 36/100 = 0.36
2% = 2/100 = 0.02
Given any fractional value, just multiply it by 100 to get a percent:
.28 = 28%
1.34 = 134%
PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND HOW I WAS TOLD TO USE 1.5 (BEING = TO 50%) * MY NUMBER TO ARRIVE AT THE ANSWER, I WAS PREVIOUSLY MULTIPLYING MY # BY 0.50 AND ACTUALLY ARRIVING AT THE SAME ANSWER AS ABOVE...BUT I JUST NOTICE IN SOME OF THE ANSWERS IN THE MATH QUESTION THE HELPERS ASSISTED ON FOR THOSE ASKING FOR HELP, MADE VERY CLEAR IN AN PROCESS OF SOLUTION THAT YOUR # * 1.5 =... (1.5 BEING REPRESENTED AS THE EQUIVALENT FOR 150%.) THIS IS GETTING WAY CONFUSING..SIMPLY HELP ME PLEASE
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