Step by step
The question
Question: work out 35% of 60.
35% of 60 = ?
Percent means out of 100.
So 10% is 10 out of 100: one tenth.
To find 10%, we divide by 10.
10% = ÷ 10
1 Find 10%
60 divided by 10 is 6.
10% of 60 = 60 ÷ 10 = 6
2 Build 35%
We build 35% from easy pieces: 35% is 30% and 5%.
35% = 30% + 5%
30% is 3 times 10%.
3 times 6 is 18.
30% of 60 = 3 × 6 = 18
5% is half of 10%.
Half of 6 is 3.
5% of 60 = 6 ÷ 2 = 3
3 Add the pieces
Now we add the pieces.
18 plus 3 is 21.
35% of 60 = 18 + 3
= 21
So 35% of 60 is 21.
Let's look back.
First: find 10%.
Then: build 35%.
Last: add the pieces.
Answer
= 21