Question

120 is 0.8​% of what​ number? Use pencil and paper. Would you expect the answer to be a lot less than 120​, slightly less than 120​, slightly greater than 120​, or a lot greater than 120​? Explain.
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Part 1
120 is 0.8​% of
  
enter your response here.
​(Type an integer or a​ decimal.)

Answer 1

Let x be the number. 0.8% = 0.008, so
0.008x = 120 ⇒ x = 120 ÷ 0.008 = 15,000.

Since 0.8% is much less than 100% (in fact less than 1%), the whole number must be much larger than the part 120 — so the answer is a lot greater than 120.