Question

last month you spent $87 on clothing. this month you spent 165% of what you spent last. find 165% of $87

Answer 1

165% of 87
turn your percent into a decimal by dividing by 100 and you get ..... 1.65
" of " means multiply
so now your problem is : 1.65 * 87 = (do the math and you will have your answer)