Find a percent of a quantity and interpret the result in context.
Check reasonableness in a percent-of-quantity problem
Problem
Andre says \(12\%\) of \(80\) is \(96\). Classify his answer and give the corrected amount.
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Before calculating, we’ll test the claim against a key benchmark: a positive percent below one hundred percent should produce less than the positive whole. Then we’ll convert twelve percent to a decimal, multiply by eighty, and check by adding the ten-percent and two-percent parts. The estimate and exact calculation together support the classification.
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