Answer:
C. 16
Step-by-step explanation:
240/15
Step one: 10x15= 150
240-150= 90
Partial quotient: 10
Step two: 6x15= 90
90-90= 0
Partial quotient: 6
Step 3: 10+6= 16
Answer check: 240/15= 16
More than likely it is c, because I looked over all the answers and c was the best one for the problem
Answer: The cost of 5.5 pounds strawberries =$ 7.98
Step-by-step explanation:
Given: A local grocery story has strawberries on sale for $1.45 per pound.
i.e. Cost for 1 pound strawberries = $1.45
Now, Cost of 5.5 pounds strawberries = 5.5 x (Cost for 1 pound strawberries)
= $ (5.5 x 1.45)
= $ 7.975 ≈ $ 7.98 [ Round to the nearest penny]
Hence, the cost of 5.5 pounds strawberries =$ 7.98
So what will it be a percentage of? it will be the percentage of the original recruits, of the original 150.
for this, we need to divide the number of recruits that left over all recruits, and multiply by 100%:
so the number of trainees decreased by 20 %