What is 0.01 percent of 12,356?
A. 0.12356
B. 1.2356
C. 12.356
D. 0.012356
E. 0.0012356
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What is 0.01 percent of 12,356?
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Let's work our way down to 0.01%Max@Math Revolution wrote:What is 0.01 percent of 12,356?
A. 0.12356
B. 1.2356
C. 12.356
D. 0.012356
E. 0.0012356
10% of 12356 = 1235.6
1% of 12356 = 123.56
0.1% of 12356 = 12.356
0.01% of 12356 = 1.2356
Answer: B
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0.01% = 0.01/100 = 1/(100*100)Max@Math Revolution wrote:What is 0.01 percent of 12,356?
A. 0.12356
B. 1.2356
C. 12.356
D. 0.012356
E. 0.0012356
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0.01% of 12,356 = 1.2536
Correct Option: B
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Hey Brent, soBrent@GMATPrepNow wrote:Let's work our way down to 0.01%Max@Math Revolution wrote:What is 0.01 percent of 12,356?
A. 0.12356
B. 1.2356
C. 12.356
D. 0.012356
E. 0.0012356
10% of 12356 = 1235.6
1% of 12356 = 123.56
0.1% of 12356 = 12.356
0.01% of 12356 = 1.2356
Answer: B
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10% of a number: Move the decimal point one place to the left
1% of a number: Move the decimal point two places to the left
0.1% of a number: Move the decimal point three places to the left
0.01% of a number: Move the decimal point four places to the left
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Exactly.diegocml wrote:Hey Brent, soBrent@GMATPrepNow wrote:Let's work our way down to 0.01%Max@Math Revolution wrote:What is 0.01 percent of 12,356?
A. 0.12356
B. 1.2356
C. 12.356
D. 0.012356
E. 0.0012356
10% of 12356 = 1235.6
1% of 12356 = 123.56
0.1% of 12356 = 12.356
0.01% of 12356 = 1.2356
Answer: B
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10% of a number: Move the decimal point one place to the left
1% of a number: Move the decimal point two places to the left
0.1% of a number: Move the decimal point three places to the left
0.01% of a number: Move the decimal point four places to the left
Once you know that, you can calculate most percentages in your head. Here's a video on how to do that:
- Finding x Percent of y: https://www.gmatprepnow.com/module/gmat ... video/1076
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Since, Percent=1/100, what=something(s), and is:=. We can write the question as s=0.01(1/100)12,356. The answer is 1.2356. Hence, the correct answer is B.
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Let's work our way down to 0.01%Max@Math Revolution wrote:What is 0.01 percent of 12,356?
A. 0.12356
B. 1.2356
C. 12.356
D. 0.012356
E. 0.0012356
10% of 12356 = 1235.6
1% of 12356 = 123.56
0.1% of 12356 = 12.356
0.01% of 12356 = 1.2356
Answer: B
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