Question

Evaluate 5% of 123.22. Round to the nearest tenth.
i'm not sure how to figure out this problem. please show me how to solve for the answer.

Answer 1

we know that

the number 123.22 is equal to 100%

so

by proportion calculate the 5%

$\frac{123.22}{100} =\frac{x}{5} \\ x=5*123.22/100\\ x=6.161$

therefore

the answer is

6.2