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Easy percent problems that one can do using benchmark percents of 100%, 50%, 25%

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Find 100% of $20   Answer: $20 (Remember 100% is all of it.)  
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Find 50% of $20   Answer: $10 (Remember 50% is 1/2 of 20.)  
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Find 25% of $20   Answer: $5 (You can get 25% of 20 by taking 50% first and then take 1/2 of that number.)  
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Find 50% of $8   Answer:$4 (To get 50% of 8 take 1/2 of it.)  
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Find 25% of $8   Answer: $2 (To get 25% of $8 take 50% of it then take 1/2 of that because 25% is half of 50%)  
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Find 100% of $8   Answer:$8 (Remember 100% is all of it.)  
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Find 10% of $100   Answer: $10 (To get 10% divide $100 by 10 because 10% x 10 = 100%)  
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Find 10% of $50   Answer: $5 (To get 10% divide $50 by 10 because 10% x 10 = 100%)  
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Find 100% of $30   Answer: $30 (Remember 100% is all of it.)  
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Find 50% of $30   Answer: $15 (Remember 50% is 1/2 of it.)  
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Find 25% of $30   Answer: $7.50 (To get 25% take 50% of $30 then take 1/2 of that.)  
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Find 10% of $30   Answer: $3 (To get 10% divide$30 by 10 because 10% x 10 = 100%)  
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