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In a packet of 40 skittles, 30% are red. How many red skittles are there? Show me your work plz!

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12 skittles are red

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In a packet of 40 skittles, 30% are red. How many red skittles are there? Show me-example-1
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Answer:

12

Explanation:

30% of 40 is equal to 12

we calculate it by dividing 40 by 100 then multiply it by 30

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