SOLUTION: A rectangle is divided into 50 equal parts How many of these should be shaded in order to cover three tenths of the rectangle.

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Question 1057216: A rectangle is divided into 50 equal parts How many of these should be shaded in order to cover three tenths of the rectangle.
Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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You said it, 3/10.
How many 10 in 50? Would you say 5, since 10*5=50?
And if 3 are shaded out of every 10 like the problem tells you?... Again, how many 10 do you have? And that number times 3 is how many? This is your answer.