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

1 Answer
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