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100

What is 10% of 30?

What is 3

10% = 1/10

30 divided by 10 = 3

100

What is 1/5 of 55?

What is 11

1/5 of 55 = 55 divided by 5


100

What is 4 divided by 1/2?

How many halves are there in 4?

What is 8

There are 2 halves in 1 so there are 4 (2) halves in 4

4(2) = 8

100

What is 30 x 10?

What is 300

3 x 1 = 3

Move decimal 2 places = 300

100

What is 3 x 24?

What is 72

3 x 24 = 3( 20 + 4)

3(20) + 3(4)

60 + 12 = 72


120 + 24 = 144

200

What is 25% of 80?

What is 20

25%= 1/4

80 divided by 4 = 20

200

What is 1/4 of 428?

What is 107

1/4 of 428 =  428 divided by 4  = 107

200

What is 3 divided by 1/4?

How many fourths are there in 3?

What is 12

How many fourths are there in 1?

There are 4 one-fourths in 1 so there are 3 (4) =12 fourths in 3

200

What is 20 x  0.7?

What is 14

20 x 7 = 140

move the decimal one place to the left = 14.0

200

What is 83 x 3?

What is 249

3(83)= 3 (80 + 3)

3(80) + 3(3)

240 + 9 = 249


300

What is 150% of 40?

What is 60

150% = 100% + 50%

100% of 40 = 40

50% of 50 = 1/2 of 40 = 20

40 + 20 = 60

 



300

What is 2/6 of 24?

What is 8

1/6 of 24 = 24 divided by 6 = 4

so 2/6 of 24 = 2(4) = 8

300

What is 7 divided by 1/3?

How many 1/3's  are there in 7?

What is 21

There are 3 one-thirds in 1 so there are 7 x 3 = 21 one-thirds in 7

300

What is 480 divided by 20?

What is 24

Divide both numbers by 10 so this is the same as

48 divided by 2 = 24

300

What is 7.2 x 4?

What is 28.8

7.2 x 4 = 4(7 + .2)

4(7) + 4(.2)

28 + .8 = 28.8



400

What is 60% of 50?

What is 30

10% of 60 = 6

60% = 6 x 10% so 6 x 6 = 36

or 50% of 60 = 1/2 of 60 = 30

10% of 60 = 6 so 60% = 50% + 10% = 30 + 6 = 36



400

What is 3/7 of 56?

What is 24

1/7 of 56 = 8

3/7 of 56 = 3 ( 8) = 24

400

What is 4 divided by 2/5?

How many 2/5's are there in 4?

What is 10

There are 5 one-fifths in 1

so there are 4(5)= 20 one-fifths in 4.

2/5 is twice as big as 1/5 so there are half as many 2/5's as 1/5's

1/2 of 20 = 10

400

What is 22 x 0.04?

What is 0.88

22 x 4 = 88

Move the decimal back 2 places

0.88

400

What is 12 x 32?

What is 382

12 x 32 = 12(30 + 2)

12(30) + 12(2)

360 + 24 = 384


500

What is 15% of 660?

What is 99

10% of 660 = 66

5% = 1/2 of 10% so 5% of 660 = 1/2 of 66= 33

66 + 33 = 99

500

What is 2/3 of 63?

What is 42

1/3 of 63 =21

2/3 = 2 (21) = 42

500

What is 6 divided by 2/3?

How many 2/3's are in 6?  

What is 9

How many 1/3's are in 6?  There are 3 one-thirds in 1 so 3(6) = 18 one-thirds in 6

Since 2/3 is twice as large as 1/3 there are half as many 2/3 as 1/3 so 18 divided by 2 = 9

500

What is 110 x 300


What is 33000

11 x 3 = 33

Move decimal point 3 places to right = 33000

500

What is 5 1/2 x 6?

What is 33

5 1/2 x 6 = 6 (5 + 1/2)

6 (5) + 6 (1/2)

30 + 3 = 33


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