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# What is 45 percent of 7/12 of 240 ?

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What is 45 percent of $$\frac{7}{12}$$ of 240 ?

A) 63

B) 90

C) 108

D) 140

E) 311

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Originally posted by carcass on 21 May 2017, 02:59.
Last edited by Bunuel on 21 May 2017, 03:20, edited 1 time in total.
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21 May 2017, 03:32
carcass wrote:
What is 45 percent of $$\frac{7}{12}$$ of 240 ?

A) 63

B) 90

C) 108

D) 140

E) 311

$$\frac{45}{100}*\frac{7}{12}*240=\frac{9}{20}*7*20=9*7=63$$.

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21 May 2017, 03:33
$$\frac{7}{12}$$th of 240 is 140
45% or $$\frac{9}{20}$$ of 140 is 63(Option A)
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21 May 2017, 03:52
Here 7/12 of 240 is 7/12 * 240 = 7*20 = 140

Now 45 Percent of 240 we have to find out.

50% of 140 is 70 and 5% is 7. Therefore 45% is 70 -7 = 63.

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21 May 2017, 04:13
What is 45 percent of 7/12 of 240 ?

Let number be X.
X = 45% of $$\frac{7}{12}$$ of 240
X = $$\frac{45}{100}$$ x $$\frac{7}{12}$$ x 240 = 63

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30 Nov 2019, 12:44
Hi All,

We're asked for 45 percent of 7/12 of 240. Since we're multiplying 3 values, we can perform the necessary calculations in a number of different ways (depending on how we choose to 'format' the numbers - as percents, fractions or decimals).

45% can be written as 9/20... so the calculation would become....

(9/20)(7/12)(240)

Notice how 20x12 = 240, so the denominator of this calculation will 'cancel out' the 240. This leaves us with 9x7 = 63

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10 Dec 2019, 20:25
carcass wrote:
What is 45 percent of $$\frac{7}{12}$$ of 240 ?

A) 63

B) 90

C) 108

D) 140

E) 311

7/12 x 240 = 7 x 20 = 140

45/100 x 140 = 9/20 x 140 = 9 x 7 = 63

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