I still don't get it. I asked someone and they said that the answer was 111. ok, i got it but i still don't understand how to do it since i still have many more problems. could someone please thorougly explain to me in steps how to do a problem like:
12 1/2% of _____= 11 or something like 33 1/3 % of 105 = ________. Please help. I am really confused.
Anytime you see the word "of" in a problem like this, you'll need to multiply. Turn the percent into a decimal (12½% = 12.5% = .125), and then just multiply as you would any decimal multiplication problem.
.125 x ____ = 11
.333 x 105 = _____
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Thank you so much. i easily got the point. you just have to convert the fraction into a decimal!
Yes, that's correct! When you have a fraction in a percentage, you can convert it to a decimal by dividing the numerator (top number) by the denominator (bottom number). For example, 1/2 can be converted to 0.5 by dividing 1 by 2.
Once you have the fraction converted to a decimal, you can then multiply it by the given number. In the first example, 12 1/2% of something is equal to 11. So you would convert 12 1/2% to decimal form, which is 0.125, and then multiply it by the unknown value to get 11.
Similarly, in the second example, 33 1/3% of 105 is equal to something. You can convert 33 1/3% to decimal form, which is 0.333, and then multiply it by 105 to find the unknown value.
In both cases, converting the fraction into a decimal allows you to apply the percentage to the given value using simple multiplication. I hope this explanation helps you with similar problems in the future!