What is 150% of 60?

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Percentages above 100 confuse people, but they just mean "more than the whole." Solve in your head. What is 150\% of 60? Aim: under 5 seconds.

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150\% = 100\% + 50\%, i.e. the whole plus a half: 60 + 30 = 90. So 150\% of 60 = \mathbf{90}. Or directly, 1.5 	imes 60 = 90. Takeaway. 150\% of a number is the number plus half of it. Anything over 100\% is just "all of it, plus extra."

What is 150% of 60?

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