Question

17% of what number is 0.5? round to nearest tenth.

Answer 1

if 17% = 0.5

find 1% by dividing both sides by 17

then multiply both sides by 100 to get 100% the number you need.

Answer 2

17% divided by 0.5 i got 0.02941?

Answer 3

.17x=0.5
x=0.5/.17

Answer 4

0.5/.17=50/17 then a calculator

Answer 5

im still confused, i still need to show the work but what exactly am i looking for in this problem?

Answer 6

0.085?

Answer 7

if 0.5/17 = 0.02941

then multiply by 100 next

0.02941 x 100 =

Answer 8

i gotta try it again, 0.02941 was wrong, but to round it to the nearest tenth, since its under 5 i could put it as .0294 but its saying my full math is wrong

Answer 9

what answer am i looking for? i still have to do the math but what am i looking for?

Answer 10

do the rounding when you have your answer... not before

Answer 11

ok

Answer 12

1 sec

Answer 13

ok

0.5/17 = 0.02941

so 1% = 0.02941

multiply by 100 to get 100% of the number....

Answer 14

so your answer should be

2.941

rounding to the nearest 10th or 1 decimal place is

2.9

to check calculate 2.9 x 0.17 =

Answer 15

got it thanks