Explain a strategy you could use to mentally solve this problem?
33 1/3 of 48
Divide 48 by 3
That's it
To mentally solve the problem of finding 33 1/3% of 48, you can follow these steps:
1. Convert the 33 1/3% to a decimal: Divide 33 by 100, which gives you 0.33.
2. Multiply the decimal value by the number you want to find the percentage of: Multiply 0.33 by 48.
3. To make the multiplication easier, you can first simplify the decimal by dividing it by 100: Move the decimal point two places to the left, which gives you 0.0033.
4. Now multiply 0.0033 by 48. To do this mentally, you can use the following steps:
- Multiply 0.0033 by 10, which gives you 0.033.
- Then multiply 0.033 by 10 again, which gives you 0.33.
- Finally, multiply 0.33 by 10, which gives you 3.3.
So, 33 1/3% of 48 is approximately 3.3.