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What is 8% of 65000?

Understand the Problem

The question is asking for the value of 8% of 65000. To find this, we can multiply 65000 by 0.08 (which is 8% expressed as a decimal).

Answer

$5200$
Answer for screen readers

The final answer is $5200$.

Steps to Solve

  1. Convert percentage to decimal

To find 8% of a number, we first convert the percentage to a decimal.

Therefore, 8% as a decimal is:

$$ 0.08 $$

  1. Multiply the decimal by the number

Now, we will multiply the decimal by the number 65000 to find 8% of it.

So, we calculate:

$$ 0.08 \times 65000 $$

  1. Perform the calculation

Let's perform the multiplication:

$$ 0.08 \times 65000 = 5200 $$

The final answer is $5200$.

More Information

The calculated value, $5200$, represents 8% of $65000$. This simple calculation can be applied to find any percentage of a number by converting the percentage to its decimal form and multiplying it by the number.

Tips

  • Confusing the percentage with its decimal form. Always remember to convert the percentage to a decimal first.
  • Mistaking multiplication for addition. Ensure you are multiplying the decimal by the whole number.
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