Percentages Math Example 1

Solution

1. 1
   Recall that "percent" means per hundred, so $25\% = \frac{25}{100} = 0.25$ as a decimal.
2. 2
   Multiply the decimal by the whole amount: $0.25 \times 80$.
3. 3
   Calculate: $$0.25 \times 80 = 20$$