Question

Gwen ordered a set of red and orange pins. She received 100 pins, and 20% of them were red. How many red pins did Gwen receive?

Answer 1

20

Explanation:

first convert the percent into a decimal( so 20% = 0.2)

then multiply by the total number of pins (0.2 x 100=20)

there you have it! your answer is 20 pins out of a 100 are red

Answer 2

Answer: 5

Explanation:

100 divided by 20 is 5