Question

What’s 25 percent of 250? A. 62 B. 62.5 C. 63.6 D. 65.6

Answer 1

Option B is correct.

62.5

Step-by-step explanation:

As per the statement:

25 percent of 250.

"25 percent" represented as:
`25\%`

"25% of 250" translated to
`(25)/(100) * 250`

then;

`(25)/(100) * 250`

⇒
`(1)/(4) * 250`

⇒
`62.5`

Therefore, 25 percent of 250 is, 62.5

Answer 2

Answer: Option (B) 62.5

Step-by-step explanation:
In order to find the 25 percent of 250, multiply 250 with 25/100.

Mathematically, you can write it as follows:
250 * (25/100) = 625/10 = 62.5 (which is Option B)

Information: Whenever you want to find the x percent of a number y, just plug in the values in the following general equation:
y * (x/100)