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Zorluk: KolayCalculating Percentages of Quantities

An aviation unit's weekly fuel allowance is 4,0004,000 gallons. If they have used 60%60\% of their allowance during training exercises, how many gallons of fuel have they used?

  1. A
    240240
  2. B
    3,9403,940
  3. 2,4002,400Cevap
  4. D
    6,4006,400

Cevap

2,4002,400
To find how much fuel was used, we calculate 60%60\% of the total 4,0004,000 gallons. Converting 60%60\% to a decimal gives us 0.600.60. Multiplying 4,0004,000 by 0.600.60 results in 2,4002,400 gallons.

Adım Adım Çözüm

1
Convert the percentage to a decimal or fraction.
60%=0.6060\% = 0.60
Percentages must be converted into a workable mathematical format like a decimal before multiplying.
2
Multiply the total weekly allowance by the decimal to find the amount of fuel used.
4,000×0.60=2,4004,000 \times 0.60 = 2,400 gallons
Multiplying the total quantity by the percentage (as a decimal) yields the portion that represents that percentage.

Anahtar Kavram

To calculate a percentage of a quantity, convert the percentage to a decimal (or fraction) and multiply it by the total quantity.
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