What is 4 of 14000?
Understand the Problem
The question is asking for a percentage of a number. Specifically, it wants to find out what 4% of 14,000 is.
Answer
$560$
Answer for screen readers
The final answer is $560$.
Steps to Solve
- Convert the percentage to a decimal
To find 4% of a number, first convert the percentage into a decimal by dividing it by 100.
$$ 4% = \frac{4}{100} = 0.04 $$
- Multiply the decimal by the number
Next, multiply the decimal by the number you want to find the percentage of, which is 14,000.
$$ 0.04 \times 14,000 $$
- Calculate the result
Perform the multiplication.
$$ 0.04 \times 14,000 = 560 $$
The final answer is $560$.
More Information
Finding a percentage of a number is a common task in math, used frequently in finance, statistics, and many real-life applications such as calculating discounts or tax.
Tips
- Forgetting to convert the percentage to a decimal before multiplying.
- Misplacing the decimal point during the multiplication.
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