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What number is 62% of 250? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth, if necessary.

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Answer: 155

Step-by-step explanation: Well percent means over 100 so we can set up an equation for this problem by reading it from left to right.

What number means x, is means equals,

62% is 62/100, of means times 250.

So we have the equation x = 62/100 · 250.

Simplifying on the right side side of the equation, notice that 62/100 reduces to 31/50 so we have x = 31/50 · 250.

Think of the 250 as 250/1.

So we can cross cancel the 250 and 50 to 50 and 1.

So we 31 times 5 over 1 or 155.

So 155 is 62% of 250.

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