Question

Granite, a stone found in New Hampshire and Vermont, is 0.8% water. About how many pounds of water are there in 3,000 pounds of granite?

Answer 1

Look up multiplication

Answer 2

shut up feather

Answer 3

Can you multiply together $$\frac{8}{10}\times3000$$

Answer 4

can yo momma multiply feather???

Answer 5

sorry, that was wrong

Answer 6

actually hyun has it right

Answer 7

actually, no. 8/10 = 80%, not 0.8! A percent is a part of 100, so:
0.8% = 0.8/100 = 0.008
So, for each pound of granite, 0.008 pounds are water, following the logic:
3000 pounds * 0.008 = your answer ;)