How much is 3.5% of $246.00?

To find out the percentage of any amount, you need to use multiplication and decimals. Remembering that the definition of percentage is 'one per every one hundred' will also help. The sums can be difficult to work out in your head, so have a calculator ready.

Perhaps the simplest way to calculate a percentage is to change the percentage number you are looking for (in this case, 3.5) to a decimal and then multiplying it by the greater amount ($246).

Here, 3.5% as a decimal is 0.035, and NOT 0.35. As a unit in the single column, and not in the tens column, the 3.5 is pushed back an extra column past the decimal point.

The calculation is as follows:

0.035 x $246 = 8.61

Therefore, 3.5% of $246 = $8.61 

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If you need to calculate a percentage, and you've only your own brain to rely on, the numbers can get tricky, but this YouTube tutorial shows you what to do: