Pamela wants to give her friend 35% of the 80 apples she just picked. How many apples will Pamela give to her friend? Be ready to explain your method for solving.

She will give her friend 28 apples, just mulitpy. 35 by 80 and you get the answer

To find the % of a given number use the following steps:

1) Obtain the number, say 80 apples.

2) Let the percent as 35%.

3) 35% of x

4) write these as a proportion as 35/100 = ?/80

5) Now cross multiply and find the value of "?" mark.

100x = 2800

100x/100 = 2800/100

x = 28

She gave her friend 28 apples.