Question

Complete each blank to find an expression that is equal to 16%.

Answer 1

Answer:

a. __ for every 100.

16 per cent is 16/100 or 16 per hundred, so the answer will be 16 here.

b. __for every 50.

Now, 50 is half of 100, so half of 16 will be 8.

c. 1 for every __.

$\frac{8/8}{50/8}$

$\frac{1}{6.25}$ = Means 1 out of 6.25

d. 0.5 for every __.

We will half the part C answer.

It will be = $6.25/2=3.125$

Answer 2

A. 16 for every 100
b. 8 for every 50
c. 1 for every 16
d. 0.5 for every 8