Question

D'Asie had 350 pencils at the start of the year. She was so generous throughout the year that she gave away 50%of her pencils to other students by the end of the year. How many pencils did she give away throughout the year?Use a strategy to prove your answer.

Answer 1

In this case, we'll have to carry out several steps to find the solution.

Step 01:

Data

D'Asie pencils at the start of the year = 350

Pencils given throughout the year = 50% = 0.5

Step 02:

Pencils give away:

350 - 350 * 0.5 = 350 - 175 = 175

The answer is:

D'Asie gave away 175 pencils throughout the year.