Question

What is 250% of 5
please help

Answer 1

12.5

Explanation:

You can read this problem as ...

2.5 × 5 = 12.5

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You can think of % as meaning /100. You can think of "of" as meaning "times". Then the expression

250% of 5

can be thought of as ...

250/100 × 5

= 1250/100 = 12.5