A) estamate 49% of 162.

Use mental math to calculate 49 %of 162.

49% is about half

What is your answer?

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To mentally estimate 49% of 162, you can follow these steps:

1. Start by recognizing that finding 50% of a number is the same as finding half of it. In this case, half of 162 is 81.

2. Now, since you need to estimate 49%, which is 1% less than 50%, you can subtract 1% of 162 from the answer you obtained in step 1.

3. To find 1% of a number, you divide it by 100. So, dividing 162 by 100 gives you 1.62.

4. Now, subtracting 1.62 from 81 will give you an estimate of 49% of 162.

Calculating step by step:
81 - 1.62 = 79.38

Therefore, using mental math, 49% of 162 is approximately 79.38.