Okay, so I was messing around with numbers today and got curious about a simple percentage problem. I wanted to figure out “what is 80% of 8”. It’s one of those things that sounds easy, but I wanted to make sure I did it right, so I kinda broke it down step by step.
My Calculation Steps
First, I remembered that “percent” means “out of 100”. So, 80% is the same as 80/100. I wrote that down so I wouldn’t forget.
Next, I knew I had to multiply this fraction by the number, which is 8. So I set it up like this:
- (80/100) 8
I went ahead and simplified 80/100. I could see both were divisible by 20, so I divided both the top and bottom by 20, and I end up with get to 4/5. Much easier to work with!
- (4/5) 8
Now, time to do the actual multiplying. I multiplied 4 by 8, which gives me 32. That’s my numerator(The number on top of a fraction).
- 32/5
Finally, I divided 32 by 5. And that came out to 6.4. I Double-checked with a calculator, and yep, 6.4 it is.
Conclusion of My Practice
So there you have it! 80% of 8 is 6.4. It’s pretty straight forward when you break it down like that. Took a little time, but I got it!
