Answer:
<h2><u><em>
x = 85</em></u></h2>
Step-by-step explanation:
20% of a number is 17 . find the number
divide 17 by 20 and you find 1%, multiply by 100 and you get 100%
x = 17 : 20 * 100
x = 0.85 * 100
x = <u><em>85</em></u>
Answer:
This is one of a variety of "subtraction solutions"--basically a different way to subtract by breaking numbers down into 10-digit chunks. It's not especially helpful for small subtraction problems, but as math gets more complicated, this method will come in handy.
Step-by-step explanation:
Here's an example: Jim had a bag of 15 jelly beans. He eats 8. How many jelly beans does he have left? <u>Take apart the number to make a 10. Then subtract.</u>
Here, you need to "take apart" the 8 to make your 15 jelly beans 10, then you subtract the remainder of 8 to get your solution. In other words,
--"take apart" 8 into 5 and 3 (because you're going to need a 5 to make 15 into 10). 15 minus 5 equals 10. HOORAY! You have your 10. Now, subtract the remaining 3. 10 minus 3 equals 7. Huzzah--your final answer!
On paper, the problem looks like this:
<u>15 - 8 (</u><u>5, 3</u><u>) = ?</u>
15 - 5 = 10
10 - 3 = 7
So...15 - 8 = 7
