Solve 6%text{of}20

$$6 \% \text { of } 20$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{6}{5}=1.2$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{6}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{3}{50}\times 20$$

Express \frac{3}{50}\times 20 as a single fraction.

$$\frac{3\times 20}{50}$$

Multiply 3 and 20 to get 60.

$$\frac{60}{50}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{60}{50} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 10.

$$\frac{6}{5}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 \cdot 3}{5} = 1\frac{1}{5} = 1.2$$