Question

$126.25 turned into a percent.

Answer 1

use benchmark percents to estimate what percent of the total cost it represents.

Answer 2

Be careful; bahrom interpreted your question to mean "1 % of 126.25"; not sure this is what is asked.

Answer 3

and if it means something else (judging by the second assignment, it does), there is information missing, such as "percent of _what_?"

Answer 4

Good point nczempin