Question

a file that is 228 megabytes is being downloaded. if the download is 12.6% complete, how many megabytes have been downloaded? rounded to the nearest tenth

Answer 1

28.7 megabytes

Explanation:

• The total size of the file = 228 megabytes

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• The percentage that is already downloaded = 12.6%

To determine how many megabytes have been downloaded, we find 12.6% of 228 megabytes.

`\begin{gathered} 12.6\%\text{ of 228}=(12.6)/(100)*228 \\ =0.126*228 \\ =28.728 \\ \approx28.7\text{ megabytes (to the nearest tenth)} \end{gathered}`

28.7 megabytes have been downloaded.