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What is 2.5% of 250 kg?

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Jul 17, 2016

$6.25 k g$ $6.25 kg$

Explanation:

Calculate it exactly as it is written..

$\frac{2.5}{100} \times 250$ $2.5/100 xx 250$

= $6.25 k g$ $6.25 kg$

We can also do this by finding 1% first.

1 % of 250 is 2.5kg.

$2.5 % is then 2.5 \times 2.5 = 6.25 k g$ $2.5% "is then "2.5 xx 2.5 = 6.25kg$

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