A file that is 283 megabytes is being downloaded. If the download is 13.8% complete, how many megabytes have been downloaded? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

Great question! So, we know that 13.8% OF the download is completed. I bolded and capitalized of because the word "of" in math means we need to simplify. Our total download is 283 megabytes so we just multiply the percent complete by the total megabytes:

283 * 13.8% = 283 * .138 = 39.1 megabytes