Which is larger: 40% of 30 or 30% of 40?

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Mathematics

Meghan Sloan

3 July, 07:13

Which is larger: 40% of 30 or 30% of 40?

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Laci Hancock · Answer 1

40% of 30 would be larger because you have 110%

Mario Ellison · Answer 2

To find what is larger, convert the percents into decimals. To do this move the % sign left 2 times and change to a decimal. And 'of' in mathematics means to multiply.

.40 * 30 = 12

.30 * 40 = 12.

Well, what a surprise! They're both equal!