Solve 10%text{of}83.2?

$$10 \% \text { of } 83.2 ?$$

Evaluate

$$8.32$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{10}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 10.

$$\frac{1}{10}\times 83.2$$

Convert decimal number 83.2 to fraction \frac{832}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{832}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{1}{10}\times \frac{416}{5}$$

Multiply \frac{1}{10} times \frac{416}{5} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{1\times 416}{10\times 5}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{1\times 416}{10\times 5}.

$$\frac{416}{50}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{416}{50} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{208}{25}$$

Factor

$$\frac{13 \cdot 2 ^ {4}}{5 ^ {2}} = 8\frac{8}{25} = 8.32$$