What is 12.5% of 150

One hack is recognizing that

x% of 100 is x

150 is 1.5 times of 100 so

x% of 150=1.5x

therfor

12.5% of 150=1.5*12.5=18.75

anyway

percent means parts out of 100

12.5%=12.5/100=0.125

'of' means multiply

12.5% of 125=0.125*150=18.75

the answer is 18.75

18.75 because you must multiply the two numbers