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Kerrie uses the work shown below to determine 35% of 280.

Step 1: 35 percent = 10 percent + 25 percent
Step 2: 10% of 280 = 280 divided by 10 = 28
Step 3: 25% of 280 = 280 divided by 4 = 70
Step 4: 28 + 70 = 98

She states that 35% of 280 is 98. Which is a true statement about Kerrie’s solution?
Kerrie’s solution is correct.
Kerrie incorrectly determined 10% in Step 2.
Kerrie incorrectly determined 25% in Step 3.
Kerrie incorrectly combined the solutions from Step 2 and Step 3 in Step 4.

2 Answers

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Final answer:

Kerrie's solution is correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

Kerrie's solution is correct because she correctly determined 10% of 280 as 28 in Step 2 and 25% of 280 as 70 in Step 3. In Step 4, she added 28 and 70 to get 98, which is the correct answer for finding 35% of 280.

User CJR
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Answer:

Kerrie's solution is corrrect.

Step-by-step explanation:

Solving it separately is also the same solving it

together.

User Jon Mitchell
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