what number is 15% of 50?
I'm working this problem two different ways and I'm getting different answers. my two answers are 30 or 7.5.
Can somebody tell me which answer is correct?
7.5 is the answer
it's 0.15*50 = 7.5
plus 30 is more than half which is 25 so disregard the other way.
Thanks
To find 15% of 50, you can use either of the following methods:
Method 1: Multiplication
To find a percentage, you can multiply the number by the percentage expressed in decimal form (0.15 for 15%). So, to find 15% of 50 using this method, you would multiply:
50 * 0.15 = 7.5
Therefore, 15% of 50 is 7.5.
Method 2: Proportions
You can set up a proportion to find 15% of 50. Let x represent the unknown value:
15 / 100 = x / 50
To solve this proportion, cross-multiply and solve for x:
100x = 15 * 50
100x = 750
x = 750 / 100
x = 7.5
So, using this method as well, we find that 15% of 50 is 7.5.
In both cases, the correct answer is 7.5. Therefore, your second answer of 7.5 is the correct one.