Question

what is seventy percent of eight thousand

Answer 1

Here is what you need to find:

$70\%\ of\ 8,000$

Change 70% to a decimal and multiply by 8,000.

To change a percent to a decimal, move the decimal point 2 places to the right and remove the percent sign.

$70 \% \rightarrow 0.7$

Now multiply by 8,000.

$0.7 \times 8,000 = 5,600$

70% of 8,000 is 5,600