What is #8# more than #83 1/2%# of #20#?

1 Answer
Wayne
Mar 5, 2016

The answer is 24.7.

Explanation:

#83.5% # of # 20 # is easily found by multiplication. First convert #83.5%# to a decimal, which is 0.835. Now multiply by 20.
#(0.835)(20)# = # 16.7# Now add # 8 #.
#16.7 # + # 8 # = # 24.7#

Related questions
Impact of this question
1304 views around the world
You can reuse this answer
Creative Commons License