125% of 5 =
A) 5.125
B) 5.25
C) 6
D) 6.125
E) 6.25
E
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One approach:AbeNeedsAnswers wrote:125% of 5 =
A) 5.125
B) 5.25
C) 6
D) 6.125
E) 6.25
E
125% of 5 = (125/100)(5)
= (5/4)(5)
= 25/4
= 6 1/4
= 6.25
Another approach:
125% of 5 = 1.25 x 5 = 6.25
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1.25 * 5 =
1*5 + .25*5 =
5 + (1/4)*5 =
5 + 5/4 =
5 + 1.25 =
6.25
This seems more like a drill question in a skillbuilder than an actual GMAT question.
1*5 + .25*5 =
5 + (1/4)*5 =
5 + 5/4 =
5 + 1.25 =
6.25
This seems more like a drill question in a skillbuilder than an actual GMAT question.
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125% of 5 is 1.25 x 5 = 6.25.AbeNeedsAnswers wrote:125% of 5 =
A) 5.125
B) 5.25
C) 6
D) 6.125
E) 6.25
E
Answer: E
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Hi All,
We're asked to find the value of 125% of 5. From the various explanations, you can see that there are a variety of different ways to perform the necessary calculation. Here's another:
Since 1% of 5 = .05, we can multiply this value by 125 to get the result that we're looking for:
(.05)(125) = 6.25
Final Answer: E
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We're asked to find the value of 125% of 5. From the various explanations, you can see that there are a variety of different ways to perform the necessary calculation. Here's another:
Since 1% of 5 = .05, we can multiply this value by 125 to get the result that we're looking for:
(.05)(125) = 6.25
Final Answer: E
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
125% is 25% increase that is 1.25 multipler. 5*1.25 = 6.25AbeNeedsAnswers wrote:125% of 5 =
A) 5.125
B) 5.25
C) 6
D) 6.125
E) 6.25
E
or 25% = 2*10%+5%
10% of 5 is 0.5 so 20% is .5*2 = 1 5% is 10%/2 which is 0.5/2 = 0.25
125% of 5 = 5+1+0.25 = 6.25
Answer is E