"What percent of 80 is 50?" Two students solve this problem in very different ways,
read their answers below and decide which one is correct and what did the other
student do wrong?.
Student 1: 160%
Student 2: 62.5%
Answer: student one is correct. It is 150% not 62.5%.
Explanation: student 2 might’ve gotten their answer simply by first doing 50/80 to get 0.625. Then taking 0.625 and multiplying that by 100 to get 62.5.
