Let's determine 52.5% of what number of 8.82.
[tex]\text{ Original number = }\frac{\text{ 8.82}}{\text{ }\frac{\text{52.5}}{100}}\text{ = }\frac{\text{ 8.82}}{\text{ 0.525}}[/tex][tex]\text{ Original number = }16.8[/tex]Therefore, 8.82 is 52.5% of 16.8
The answer is 16.8