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What is 30% of 50? please help

User TimD
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5 votes

Answer:

15

Explanation:


User Daniel Hitchcock
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Answer:

15

Explanation:

Method 1:


p\%=(p)/(100)\\\\30\%=(30)/(100)=(3)/(10)=0.3\\\\30\%\ of\ 50\ is\\\\0.3\cdot50=15

Method 2:


\begin{array}{cccc}100\%&-&50&\text{divide both sides by 10}\\\\10\%&-&5&\text{multiply both sides by 3}\\\\30\%&-&15\end{array}

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