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Finding Percentages? Easy Tricks!

Same Single-Digit Numbers  60% of 60 is 36 How? 1. Multiply the tens digit by the tens digit. 2. Ignore the zeroes! Example:  ( 6 0 x 6 0) = 36 5% of 5 is 0.25 How? 1. Multiply the digits together. 2. Divide the product by 100. Example:  5 x 5 = 25    25/100 = 0.25

Dividing Fractions? Quick Trick!

 Solving Fraction Division Problems   The Butterfly Method     ¾ ÷ ⅚ = 9 ⁄ 10     How ?    Cross Multiply! 1.  3 x 6 = 18                         2.  4 x 5 = 20                         3. Simplify 18/20 = 9/10