Let m = the total number of medals.
To find the total number of medals we can use either of the clues they gave us.
If Tara's team received 8 medals and that was 1/3 of the medals. That must mean that:
m x 1/3 = 8
What number divided by 3 is 8? Well, that is 24. Thus, the total number of medals is 24.
Note: we can check to see if 1/2 of 24 is 12, the total number of medals Jennifer team received, and it checks out!
Answer:
30%
Step-by-step explanation:
Initial area is 40 square feet
Final area is 28 square feet
Difference between the initial and final areas will be 40-28=12 square feet
Taking the initial area as the base area and expressing the area change in percentage then the percentage decrease will be equivalent to

Therefore, the decrease in area expressed as a percentage is equal to 30%
It would A because that’s obviously the right answer.
The answer is definitely c