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The students at Britney's school voted for a new school color. 20% of the students voted for green. If there are 585 students in Britney's school, how many students voted for green?
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The students at Britney's school voted for a new school color. 20% of the students voted for green. If there are 585 students in Britney's school, how many students voted for green?

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Answer:

117

Explanation:

20% = 1/5

585 x 1/5 = 117!

User Deepak Gunasekaran
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Turn 20% into a decimal (0.2) and multiply it by 585. You multiply because you’re trying to find 20% “of” 585, and when you see “of”, you usually multiply
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