Question

45 girls tried out for the field hockey team. 20% of the girls who tried out did not make the team. How many girls did not make the team?
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Answer 1

Answer:

9 girls did not make the team

Step-by-step explanation:

20*45=900

900/100=9

Answer 2

Answer:

9 girls didn't make the team

Step-by-step explanation:

The person above did it a great way, and that is the way I use it, but if you want a method that involves fractions here it is: 20% is the same as 1/5. Since there are 45 girls total, we need to find 1/5 of 45 and you can achieve that by multiplying 45 by 1/5 and you get 45/5 which is 9. Hope this helped :) .