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1/4 of Shawn's socks are gray. He has 24 socks. How many gray socks does he have?

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dont you dare to say it can be solved with simple knowledge because i do not have that knowledge and i need help all the time and stuff explained

User SpaceFozzy
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Answer:

1/4 of 24 is 6

Explanation:

1/4 in decimal form is 0.25 or .25 and we know that he has 24 socks in total so we then multiply the decimal of the fraction with the total amount of socks...

1/4 = 0.25

0.25 x 24 = 6

shawn has 6 gray socks

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User Loyola
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Answer:

The answer is 6 grey socks.

Explanation:

Set it up like a proportion:


(1)/(4) = (x)/(24) \\

Cross multiply:

24=4x

divide to isolate "x"

24/4= 6 socks

User Akazuko
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