Question

What is 150 % of 32 ?

Answer 1

Answer:  48

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Explanation:

The keyword "of" means multiply

150% converts to the decimal form 1.5; you move the decimal point two spots to the left to go from percent form to decimal form

Putting those two facts together lead to...

150% of 32 = 1.5*32 = 48

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Another approach:

x% = x/100

150% = 150/100 = 1.5

150% of 32 = 1.5*32 = 48

The last step is identical as before, but the conversion of 150% is slightly different this time.

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Yet another approach:

100% of anything is itself

So 100% of 32 is 32

The extra 50% means we take half of 32 to get 16. Then we add that onto the 32 to get 16+32 = 48