Question

** HELP ASAP ** FAN + MEDAL

Estimate using compatible numbers.
seventy-eight percent of one hundred ninety-six

one hundred

one hundred twenty

one hundred sixty

two hundred ten

Answer 1

It is about 160.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

You see, you can use the method: \[\frac{ is }{ of } = \frac{ percent }{ 100 }\] The of is 196 since it is next to the word 'of'. and the percent is 78%.
Now plug it in.\[\frac{ is }{ 196 } = \frac{ 78 }{ 100 }\] You can solve for is by cross multiply. So 196 x 78 is equal to 15288. Divide it by 100 to get 152.88, which is clsoe to about 160.