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OpenStudy (anonymous):

50% of what number of salads is 25? How would you solve this problem

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

if 25 is half, whats the full ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what are your choices?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

theres no choices

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is it 75

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay, no, it's not 75

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what's 50%?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

1/2, 1, 1/3?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

do you know?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

0.5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

which is 1/2, right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay, so it's asking if 25 is half, whats the whole. How many halves make a whole?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

2 halfs makes awhole

OpenStudy (anonymous):

0.02

OpenStudy (anonymous):

right, so we mulitply the half by.........?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so, 0.50*25

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no, 2 * 25 because we want the whole (2 halves) so we multiply the half by 2. In other words, 2*25=?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

2*25= 50

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so, the answer is 50 salads Right

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes! 50 is correct! Good job!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thank you for helping me

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no problem!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can u help me with another problem

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Sharon needs 64 credits too graduate from her community college, So far she has earned 24 credits. What percent of the required credits does she have? Sharon has earned__% of the required credits.

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