Question

Wally's Used Cars has 45 cars on the lot. Of the 45, 20% of the cars are red. How many red cars are on the lot?

-9
-20
-25
-36

Answer 1

9

Explanation:

20% is equivalent to the decimal .2

Then multiply .2 x 45

45(.2) = 9

Answer 2

Answer is 9. 20% can be looked at as 1/5 and 9 multiplied by 5 is 45 so the answer is nine.