SAT Percentages Practice Question 13 (Easy)

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What is $120\%$ of $45$ ?

$54$

$9$

$57$

$165$

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Answer: A

Write $120\%$ as the decimal $1.2$ . Then $1.2 \times 45 = 54$ .

Choice B is $20\%$ of $45$ , the increase only, not the full $120\%$ .

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