Chapter 0.6, Problem 17E

To determine

To calculate: the specific number that is $150$ percent of $32$ .

Answer to Problem 17E

  $48$

Explanation of Solution

To calculate the percentage, the following formula can be used:

  $Percentage=\left(\frac{part}{whole}\times 100\right)\%$

  $\begin{array}{l}150\%=\left(\frac{part}{32}\times 100\right)\%\\ 150\bcancel{\%}=\left(\frac{part}{32}\times 100\right)\bcancel{\%}\\ part=\frac{150}{100}\times 32\\ part=\frac{480}{10}\\ part=48\end{array}$