what is 20 percent of seventy
20% of 70 is 14Convert 20% into a decimal: 20%/100 = 0.2Take your decimal and times it by 70: 0.2 × 70 = 14 <-- our answer.
'is' in mathematics means equal'of' in mathematics means multiplication20% can also be written as 20/100\(x = \frac{20}{100} \times 70\\\\x =\frac{20}{10} \times 7\\\\x = 2 \times 7\\\\\boxed{\bf{x = 14}}\)
