Question

Find this number to the nearest tenth.

What number is 11 1/3 % of 215?

Answer 1

convert your percentage to a decimal number.

but first, interpret 1/3 as a decimal number first.

1/3 is approximately 0.3333 (continuous decimal) so 11 1/3% is actually 11.3333%

now convert 11.33% into decimal by dividing 11.3333 by 100

=11.3333/100
=0.113333

Then now we can multiply it by 215 to get the answer:
= 0.113333*215
=24.366666667
The answer has a continuous decimal value so cut and round the answer depending on how much decimal number will you need to have to get the right answer.

Answer 2

I think I get it. Thanks. :)