0.5% or 1/2% of say "x" is 250, whilst "x" is the 100%.
[tex]\begin{array}{ccll} \%&amount\\ \cline{1-2} \frac{1}{2}&250\\[1em] 100&x \end{array}\implies \cfrac{~~ \frac{1}{2}~~}{100}=\cfrac{250}{x}\implies \cfrac{1}{200}=\cfrac{250}{x}\implies x = 50000[/tex]
Answer:
1.25
Step-by-step explanation:
Convert that percentage to either fraction or decimal:
0.5
%
=
0.005
2) Simply multiply your result by the total number
which in this case is 250:
0.005
×
250
=
1.25
