Answer:
12.5
Step-by-step explanation:
You can read this problem as ...
2.5 × 5 = 12.5
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You can think of % as meaning /100. You can think of "of" as meaning "times". Then the expression
250% of 5
can be thought of as ...
250/100 × 5
= 1250/100 = 12.5
