SOLUTION: Please help me with a problem from my Algebra 1 textbook regarding percentages. In the problem it states: Find 12 1/2% of 168. First I made it into an improper fraction, whic

Question 1099047: Please help me with a problem from my Algebra 1 textbook regarding percentages.
In the problem it states: Find 12 1/2% of 168.
First I made it into an improper fraction, which was 25/2%, and then I divided them to get 12.5%.
Now I don't know what to do after 12.5% of 168.
Thank you for your help.
Found 3 solutions by Alan3354, ikleyn, Boreal:
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find 12 1/2% of 168.
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12.5% = 0.125
--> 0.125*168

Answer by ikleyn(52866)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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There is a bunch of lessons on percentage problems
    - Percentage problems
    - Percentage word problems (Type 1 problems, Finding the Part)
    - Percentage word problems (Type 2 problems, Finding the Rate)
    - Percentage word problems (Type 3 problems, Finding the Base)
    - More complicated percentage problems
    - Problems on percentage that lead to unexpected results
in this site.

Start reading from the FIRST lesson.

Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
convert 12.5% to a decimal, which is 0.125
multiply that by 168, and the answer is 21.
Alternatively, 12.5% is 1/8
1/8 * 168 is 21
Alternatively, 12.5% is 10% +1% +1%+0.5%
this is harder but still works
10% of 168 is 16.8
1% of 168 is 1.68
1% of 168 is 1.68
0.5% of 168 is 0.84
They add to 12.5% of 168 is 21.
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