Question

how do we calculate 8% of 300

Answer 1

We can do this in 2 different ways.

The longer but often more clear way is to divide 300 by 100 to get 1% then multiply that by 8.
$8( \frac{300}{100} )=24$ -- therefore 8% of 300 is 24.

Alternatively we can just multiply 300 by 0.08
$300*0.08=24$

Answer 2

$8\% \ of \ 300= \frac{8}{100}*300= \\\\ =8*3= \boxed{24}$