Understand the question: Understand what is being asked.We need to find 10% of 120, which means we need to calculate a fraction of 120 that is equivalent to 10 out of 100.
Convert to decimal: Convert the percentage to a decimal.To find 10% of a number, we convert the percentage to a decimal by dividing by 100. So, 10% becomes 0.10.
Multiply by the number: Multiply the decimal by the number.Now, we multiply the decimal 0.10 by 120 to find 10% of 120.0.10×120=12
Verify the result: Verify the result.To check for a math error, we can consider if our result makes sense. 10% is a tenth of something, so 10% of 120 should be a tenth of 120, which is indeed 12.
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