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Alyssa has 30 pencils, where 60% of the pencils are sharpened. How many sharpened pencils does Alyssa have?

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Answer:

18 sharpened pencils

Explanation:

the percent 3/5 can be multiplied by 6 to give u 18/30

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Answer:

18 sharpened pencils

Explanation:

Total = 30 pencils

100% = 30 pencils

1% = 30 ÷ 100 = 0.30

60% = 0.30 x 60 = 18

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