Question

Explain how to find 27 percent of 16 using multiplication then explain how to use estimation to check your answer

Answer 1

Given data:

The 27% of 16.

The expression for 27% of 16 is,

`\begin{gathered} (27)/(100)(16)=(27*16)/(100) \\ =4.32 \end{gathered}`

The meaning of percentage is divided by 100, so to get the 27% of 16 we first multiplied 27 to 16 then divide the whole expression by 100.

Thus, the value is 4.32.