What is 4 of 32?
Understand the Problem
The question is asking for the calculation of 4 of 32, which typically means to find 4% or the fraction of 32. The high level approach would involve either finding 4% of 32 or determining what part 4 represents of 32.
Answer
12.5%
Answer for screen readers
The answer is 12.5%.
Steps to Solve
- Determine the Percentage or Fraction To find what 4 of 32 represents as a percentage or fraction, we can use the formula for percentage: $$ \text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{\text{Part}}{\text{Whole}} \right) \times 100 $$
Here, the part is 4, and the whole is 32. Substituting these values into the formula gives: $$ \text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{4}{32} \right) \times 100 $$
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Calculate the Fraction First, simplify the fraction $ \frac{4}{32} $. We can divide both the numerator and denominator by 4: $$ \frac{4}{32} = \frac{1}{8} $$
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Convert to Percentage Now, substitute $ \frac{1}{8} $ back into the percentage formula: $$ \text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{1}{8} \right) \times 100 $$
Calculating this gives: $$ \text{Percentage} = 12.5 $$
Thus, 4 of 32 is 12.5%.
The answer is 12.5%.
More Information
Finding a percentage can often involve simplifying fractions. In this case, realizing that $ \frac{4}{32} $ simplifies down to $ \frac{1}{8} $ makes the multiplication straightforward.
Tips
- Not simplifying the fraction before converting to a percentage can lead to confusion.
- Forgetting to multiply by 100 when switching from fraction to percentage.
