Solve .4%text{of}3

$$.4 \% \text { of } 3$$

Evaluate

$$0.012$$

Solution Steps

Expand \frac{0.4}{100} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$\frac{4}{1000}\times 3$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{4}{1000} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$\frac{1}{250}\times 3$$

Multiply \frac{1}{250} and 3 to get \frac{3}{250}.

$$\frac{3}{250}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3}{2 \cdot 5 ^ {3}} = 0.012$$