What is 25% of 88?
I don't know what you know but I will take it step by step. First of all the word OF MEANS multiplication. So what the question is really asking us to do is this: 25% X 88 = ?
The BEST way to solve this is turn 25% into a decimal number. To change ANY percentage to a decimal number move a decimal point LEFT TWO places. In other words do this...
25% = .25 Move decimal from right to left two places. When you do this drop the percentage sign. (There is always a decimal at the end of whole numbers such as: 3 is really 3.0 we don't write it that way because its too confusing. Which I hope I didn't do.)
So again we were asked to do this: 25% X 88 = ?
We changed 25% to .25 therefore our new question is
What is .25 X 88?
1. If your doing it on paper. Solve like you would normally with any multiplication. DON'T worry about the point in .25 YET. Just do 88 X 25 keeping in mind it's there. You will need to know this in a minute.
What ever answer you got. Now move the decimal over two places from the right to left. (There is two places in .25)
2. If you have a calculator you already know the answer to .25 X 88
Is each digit in your answer the same? It should be!