Question

A duck has 1,100 feathers. It went for a swim in a pond and lost 2/100 of its feathers. How many feathers did it lose?

Answer 1

It lost 22 feathers.

Explanation:

To complete this problem, this expression will be used: 2x/100.

2(1100)/100 {Multiply 2 by 1100}

2200/100 {Simplify by cancelling out 100}

22/1 {Divide}

22 feathers were lost.