Solve 7.5%text{of}16000

$$7.5 \% \text { of } 16000$$

Evaluate

$$1200$$

Solution Steps

Expand \frac{7.5}{100} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$\frac{75}{1000}\times 16000$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{75}{1000} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 25.

$$\frac{3}{40}\times 16000$$

Express \frac{3}{40}\times 16000 as a single fraction.

$$\frac{3\times 16000}{40}$$

Multiply 3 and 16000 to get 48000.

$$\frac{48000}{40}$$

Divide 48000 by 40 to get 1200.

$$1200$$

Factor

$$3\times 2^{4}\times 5^{2}$$