SOLUTION: how do we figure out 28% of 70 step by step so a 6th grader could figure it out in the future

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Question 727735: how do we figure out 28% of 70 step by step so a 6th grader could figure it out in the future
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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how do we figure out 28% of 70 step by step so a 6th grader could figure it out in the future
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28%*70
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= (28/100)*70
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= 28(70/100)
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= 28*7/10
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= (28/10)*7
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= 2.8*7
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= 7(2+0.8)
= 14 + 5.6
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= 19.6
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Cheers,
Stan H.