Question

Which is the best estimate of 162% of 79?

Answer 1

In order to calculate the value of 162% of 79, we just need to transform the percentage into its decimal or fraction form, then we calculate the product of the two numbers:

`\begin{gathered} 162\text{\%}=(162)/(100)=1.62 \\ 1.62\cdot79=127.98 \end{gathered}`

So the value we calculated is 127.98.

Rounding to the nearest whole number, the best estimate is 128.