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Zorluk: KolayCalculating 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?

Cevap: 360 meals

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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.

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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.

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Calculating a percentage of a given whole number
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