12.5 is what percent of 8? Round to the nearest tenth.

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To find what percent 12.5 is of 8, you can use the formula:

\[ \text{Percent} = \left( \frac{\text{Part}}{\text{Whole}} \right) \times 100 \]

In this case, the "Part" is 12.5 and the "Whole" is 8. Substituting these values in gives:

\[ \text{Percent} = \left( \frac{12.5}{8} \right) \times 100 \]

Calculating the fraction:

\[ \frac{12.5}{8} = 1.5625 \]

Now multiply by 100:

\[ 1.5625 \times 100 = 156.25 \]

To round to the nearest tenth, the final answer is:

\[ 156.3 \]

Thus, 12.5 is 156.3% of 8.