what is 30% of 1,200?

Hi,

For this question, we need to convert 30% to a decimal by realizing that it's equal to 0.30.

Now, notice that the problem said to find 30% OF 1,200 which means that we need to complete the following:

0.30 x 1200

You can use a calculator at this point to get:

360 <=== FINAL ANSWER

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10% = 120
30% = 120*3
= 360

360

Do everything by 10's. 10% of 1200 is 120 x3 = 360.

1200 x 30%
= 1200 x 30/100
= 1200 x 3/10
= 3600/10
= 360

100%<------->1,200
10%<---------->120
30%<---------->360