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158

if you ever have another percentage problem like this again use this rule: (a/100) x b

so... if 79% of 200 points

= (79/100) x 200

'a' comes from the actual percentage (79)

'100' will always be 100 since you're working with percentages

'b' comes from the percentage of 'what you're trying to find' (200)

hint: the word 'of' indicates multiplication.

You're trying to find 79% 'of' 200 points

= 79% x 200 points

=(79/100) x 200 points

=158

158.

Take 200 x .79

The .79 is by converting the percentage to a decimal. You do this by moving the decimal in the percentage 2 places to the left. The decimal starts out wherever the percent sign is.

direct multiply

200 * 79% = 200 * 0.79 = 158