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Select the correct answer.

What is [tex]$66 \%$[/tex] of [tex]$75$[/tex]?

A. 25
B. -33
C. 40
D. 49.5
E. 66

Answer :

Sure! Let's find what 66% of 75 is step by step.

1. Understand the percentage:
66% means 66 out of 100. To find a percentage of a number, we convert the percentage to a decimal.

2. Convert the percentage to a decimal:
66% is the same as 66 divided by 100, which is 0.66.

3. Multiply the decimal by the number:
Now, we'll multiply 0.66 by 75 to find 66% of 75.

[tex]\[
0.66 \times 75
\][/tex]

4. Perform the multiplication:
When you multiply these numbers together, you get:

[tex]\[
0.66 \times 75 = 49.5
\][/tex]

So, 66% of 75 is 49.5.

Therefore, the correct answer is:
D. 49.5