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Iris had $900. She spend 22% of this amount on a mobile phone. How much did she pay for the mobile phone

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Answer:

198

Explanation:

Of means multiply and 22% as a decimal is 0.22, so multiply 0.22 by 900.

900*0.22=198

User Fawce
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you would change 22 to a decimal which would be .22 then multiply that by 900 which would be 198. So she spent 198 dollars on the phone

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