how do you compute 20 percent of 87/8

To calculate the percent of any numbr, multiply the number by the percent and divide by 100.

For example,
87/8*20%
=87/8*20/100
=87/40

20 percent is actually 20/100 or .2

87/8 is actually 10.875

The result is .2 x 10.875

or using fractions
(20 x 87) / (100 x 8) = 1740 / 800 =
2 140/800 = 2 7/40 or 87/40

To compute 20% of 87/8, you follow these steps:

Step 1: Divide 87 by 8 to get the decimal value.
87 ÷ 8 = 10.875

Step 2: Calculate 20% of 10.875.
20% of 10.875 = (20/100) × 10.875

Step 3: Multiply the decimal value from Step 2 by the result from Step 1.
(20/100) × 10.875 = 2.175

Therefore, 20% of 87/8 is equal to 2.175.