Question 20585
Hello There:

This question wants to know what 5.25% of 200 is.

Remember, the percent sign (%) means divide by one hundred.  Dividing a decimal number by one hundred is easy; we just move the decimal point two places to the left.

So, 5.25% = 0.0525

To find the percentage, we multiply this 'decimal' form of the percent by 200.

0.0525*200 = 10.5

The 200-pound piece of alloy contains 10-1/2 pounds of copper.

~ Mark