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Mr. Zelman wants to give 50% of his comic book collection to his nephew Alex. If Mr. Zelman has 800 comic books, then how many will he give to his nephew? Visual Model:

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Mr. Zelman gave 400 books to his nephew

Solution:

Given that, Mr. Zelman wants to give 50% of his comic book collection to his nephew Alex

Mr. Zelman has 800 comic books

Number of books with Zelman = 800

Mr. Zelman wants to give 50% of books to Alex

Number of books given to nephew = 50 % of books of Zelman

Therefore, we have to find 50 % of 800


\rightarrow 50 \% \text{ of } 800


\rightarrow 50 \% * 800\\\\\rightarrow (50)/(100) * 800 = 400

Thus he gave 400 books to his nephew

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