Solve the Percentage Equation: Finding 8% of 50

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:02 Let's find out what 8 percent of 50 is.

00:06 First, let's convert 8 percent into a fraction by writing it as 8 over 100.

00:12 So, 8 percent is the same as 8 divided by 100.

00:16 Now, to find 8 percent of 50, we multiply 50 by our fraction, 8 over 100.

00:25 Let's simplify this: 50 times 8 equals 400, then divide by 100. This reduces to 4.

00:33 And there we have it! 8 percent of 50 equals 4.

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

Now, let's work through each step:
Step 1: Convert $8\%$ to a decimal by dividing by 100:
$8\% = \frac{8}{100} = 0.08$

Step 2: Multiply the decimal $0.08$ by the whole number $50$ :
$0.08 \times 50 = 4$

Step 3: The result is already simplified, so we conclude the value of $8\%$ of $50$ is $4$ .

Therefore, the solution to the problem is $4$ , which corresponds to choice $3$ .