Question

What is 16#of 40

Answer 1

Is that supposed to be a percent sign?

Answer 2

Btw: Welcome to OpenStudy! =)

Answer 3

@JasmineArodriguez
Did you mean, "What is 16% of 40?"

Answer 4

In that case, here are the steps...
1. Remember the word "of" can be a key word to multiply. So, you just gotta do 16% x 40.

2. Change 16% to a fraction. That would be 0.16.

3. So the equation would become 0.16 x 40.

4. Solve it! :-)