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Difficulty: EasyCalculating Percentages of Quantities

A military dining facility prepares 800800 meals for a special event. If 45%45\% of these meals are vegetarian, how many vegetarian meals were prepared?

Answer: 360 meals

Answer

360
To find the number of vegetarian meals, multiply the total number of meals (800800) by the decimal form of the percentage (0.450.45), which yields exactly 360360 meals.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Convert the percentage to a decimal.
45%=0.4545\% = 0.45
Percentages must be converted to decimals or fractions to perform arithmetic operations.
2
Multiply the total quantity by the decimal.
800×0.45=360800 \times 0.45 = 360
To find a percentage of a quantity, multiply the total by the decimal equivalent of the percentage.

Key Concept

Calculating a percentage of a given whole number
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Calculating Percentages of Quantities

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