Understand the problem: Understand the problem.We need to calculate 15% of 740. This means we need to find out what 15 out of every 100 parts of 740 would be. To do this, we can convert the percentage to a decimal and multiply it by the total amount.
Convert to decimal: Convert the percentage to a decimal.To convert a percentage to a decimal, we divide it by 100. So, 15% becomes 15÷100=0.15.
Multiply by total amount: Multiply the decimal by the total amount.Now we multiply the decimal form of the percentage by the total amount to find the part of the total that represents 15%. So, 0.15×740=111.
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