Solve 2%text{of}36

$$2 \% \text { of } 36$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{18}{25}=0.72$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{2}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{1}{50}\times 36$$

Multiply \frac{1}{50} and 36 to get \frac{36}{50}.

$$\frac{36}{50}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{36}{50} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{18}{25}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 \cdot 3 ^ {2}}{5 ^ {2}} = 0.72$$