Question

What number is $32\%$ of $50$?

Answer 1

Hint: The above question is asking us to calculate the $32\%$ of $50$. For this, we have to convert the given percentage value to the decimal form. For this conversion, we can replace the percentage sign $\left( \% \right)$ by the number $\dfrac{1}{100}$ and multiply it with the number $32$ to get the decimal number as $0.32$. Then, for calculating the required number, we have to multiply this decimal number with the given number $50$.

Complete step by step answer:
The value of the percentage given in the above question is equal to $32\%$ and the number whose percentage has to be calculated is given to be equal to $50$. For calculating it, we first need to convert the percentage value to the decimal number. We know that the percentage sign refers to the number $\dfrac{1}{100}$. So we multiply $32$ by $\dfrac{1}{100}$ to obtain the decimal number as
$\begin{align}
  & \Rightarrow 32\times \dfrac{1}{100} \\
 & \Rightarrow \dfrac{32}{100} \\
 & \Rightarrow 0.32 \\
\end{align}$
Now, according to the question, we have to calculate the $32\%$ of $50$. We know that the term “of” refers to the multiplication operation. So for obtaining the required number, we multiply the decimal number $0.32$ by the given number $50$ to obtain
\[\begin{align}
  & \Rightarrow ~0.32\times 50 \\
 & \Rightarrow 16 \\
\end{align}\]

Hence, the required number $32\%$ of $50$ is equal to \[16\].

Note: The percentage symbol can be said to be equivalent to the multiplication by the fraction $\dfrac{1}{100}$ or to the division by $100$. We must not be confused between these two as both indicate the division by hundred. Do not use the percentage symbol while writing the obtained number \[16\].