Understand the problem: Understand the problem.We need to calculate 34% of 550. This means we need to find out what 34 out of every 100 parts of 550 would be. To do this, we 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, 34% becomes 10034, which is 0.34.
Multiply decimal by total amount: Multiply the decimal by the total amount.Now we multiply the decimal form of the percentage (0.34) by the total amount (550) to find the part of the total that represents 34%.0.34×550=187
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