Swap a percentage to make it easy
8% of 25 is hard. 25% of 8 is easy, and it's the same number.
- x% of y always equals y% of x, because both are x × y ÷ 100.
- When one way is awkward, flip it: 8% of 25 = 25% of 8.
- 25% is a quarter, so the answer is 2.
Try it now: Work out 4% of 75 and 16% of 50 by flipping them. (3 and 8.)
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