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A coconut tree has 12 coconuts on it if 25% of them fell to the ground how many fell

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Answer:

3

Explanation:

25% of anything is also 1/4 of the whole number. Its easier (atleast for me) to make percentages into fractions to make it easier to find the answer. if you were to make 12 a fraction it would look like 12/1 and when we subtract the 1/4 of coconuts it would be 3.

User Ihor Vorotnov
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Answer:

3

Explanation:

25% of 12 is 3

hope it helps

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