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50% of Jada's shirts have short sleeves. If she has 20 short-sleeved shirts, how many shirts does Jada have altogether?

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40. 50% of a number is half so 20 is only half of Jadas shirts. Multiply 20 by 2 to get 40
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Answer:

40 shirts

Explanation:

if half of her shirts are short sleeved, then double that amount is the total shirts

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