Let's start by recalling that we can use the percent equation to solve problems that involve percent.
Percent Equation [0.3em]
part = percent * whole
In this case, we are asked to find 53 % of 470, which means that we want to find the part. Let p represent the part.
p = 53 % * 470
Before we can solve the equation that we got, we need to write the percent as a decimal. We can write a percent as a decimal by ignoring the percent symbol and moving the decimal point two places to the left.
We got that 53 % is equal to 0.53.
p = 53 % * 470 [0.3em] ↓ [0.3em]
p = 0.53 * 470
Finally, let's solve the equation for p.
