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During a basketball practice, Deenice attempted 80 free throws and was successful on 25% of them. How many successful free throws did she make?

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Answer:20

Explanation:

So, 25% is 1/4 of 100, so if you divide 80 by 4 you get 20, which is 25% of 80.

Another way to do this is on a calculator, do 80 x 25 / 100, this works with finding the percentage of anything!

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Answer:20

Explanation:

80 times .25 or 1/4 is 20

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