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Question by  Venus (4)

What is thirty-three and 1/3 (33 1/3) of 230?

I have always divided for the answer, yet I am being told I should be multiplying? Which is correct when a decimal is involved?

 
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Answer by  mem4dr (1378)

If you are referring to (33 1/3) percent, then first convert (33 1/3) to a decimal - so (33 1/3) equals approximately .3333 in decimal form. Now, multiply .3333 by 230; so .3333*230=76.67. The key steps when finding the percentage of a number is to first convert the percent into a decimal and then multiply that decimal by the number.

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Answer by  BobSXLemon (110)

33 and 1/3 is 100/3 as a fraction. Multiply by the top number and divide by the bottom of the fraction. 100/3 times 230 is 23000/3 is 7666 and 2/3.

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