12.5% of 80 m equals
A20 m only
B5 m only
C10 m
D8 m only
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. 10 m
1. Use x% of y = (x/100) * y.
2. (12.5/100) * 80 = 0.125 * 80 = 10.
3. So 12.5% of 80 m equals 10 m.
4. Hence option A is correct.
_Source: Selina Concise Mathematics Class 8, Ch 9 Percent and Percentage (Mistral OCR'd PDF), section 9.1, point 5_
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