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Bella is learning to type. She typed a letter to her teacher but misspelled 8 words. If she misspelled 25% of the words she typed. how many words did she type in her letter I'm taking a test I need this ASAP​

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Answer:

She typed 32 words in her letter

Explanation:

Assume that the letter has x words

She typed x words in her letter

∵ She misspelled 8 words

∵ She misspelled 25% of the words she typed

She misspelled 25% of x

→ That means 8 is equivalent to 25% of x

∴ 25% of x = 8

25% × x = 8

→ Change 25% to decimal by divide it by 100

∵ 25% = 25 ÷ 100 = 0.25

∴ 0.25 × x = 8

∴ 0.25x = 8

→ Divide both sides by 0.25


(0.25x)/(0.25) =
(8)/(0.25)

x = 32

∵ x represents the number of words that she typed in the letter

She typed 32 words in her letter

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