Gwen ordered a set of red and orange pins. She received 100 pins, and 20% of them were red. How many red pins did Gwen receive?

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3 April, 14:19

Gwen ordered a set of red and orange pins. She received 100 pins, and 20% of them were red. How many red pins did Gwen receive?

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Kael Hayden · Answer 1

Answer: 5

Step-by-step explanation:

100 divided by 20 is 5

Terrell Cain · Answer 2

20

Step-by-step explanation:

first convert the percent into a decimal (so 20% = 0.2)

then multiply by the total number of pins (0.2 x 100=20)

there you have it! your answer is 20 pins out of a 100 are red