Like with all other percent problems, convert the percent into a decimal.
The word 'percent' means per 100. So, we can write 26% as [tex]\frac{26}{100}[/tex]
[tex]\frac{26}{100}[/tex] = 0.26
Now we have our decimal.
In mathematics, 'of' can mean 'multiply'.
0.26 * 47 ≈ 12
So, A 12 is the answer.
