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15% = 15/100 = 0.15 15% of $45.00 = 0.15 x $45.00 = $6.75 ||
 * ** Example 1: ** || ** Solution ** ||
 * The Lees' restaurant bill was $45.00. They left 15% of the bill as a tip. How much did they leave? || To find the percent of a number, write the percent as a decimal or a fraction and then multiply by the number.

365 x 24 = 8760 11% = 11/100 = 0.11 11% of 8760 = 0.11 x 8760 = 963.6 The average teenager watches television for 963.6 hours in a year. ||
 * ** Example 2: ** || ** Solution ** ||
 * On average, teenagers in Canada watch television 11% of the time. For how many hours does the average teenager watch television in a year? || Assume there sare 365 days in a year. The number of hours in a year is