Question

In hopes of encouraging healthier snacks at school, Paul brought in a tray of carrot sticks and apple slices to share. The tray had a total of 82 snacks, of which 50% were carrot sticks. How many carrot sticks did Paul bring?

Answer 1

82/2 ?

Answer 2

50% means half of something

Answer 3

but if it wasn't 50% the way to work it out would be

82/100 = 0.82 (this is one percent (1%) of the number)

to find out how much 50% would be you would have to multiply that by 50

0.82 * 50 = 41