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Sofia made 5% of her free throws over the season. If she shot 160 free throws, how many did she make?

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8

Explanation:

An easy way to solve this problem is by first finding 10%. To find 10% of any number simply move the decimal one place to the left. So 160.0 becomes 16.00. Then, because 5% is half of 10% to find the answer divide 16 by 2. Therefore, Sofia made 8 of her 160 free throws.

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