Question 1199555
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I don't know what the reference you are using calls "the five step strategy"....<br>
Maybe something like this:<br>
(1) Define a variable
Let x be the number we are looking for.<br>
80% is 0.80 or 4/5.<br>
(2) Write the equation that says 80% of the number is 224.
{{{(4/5)x=224}}}<br>
(3) Solve the equation: multiply both sides of the equation by the reciprocal of 4/5.
{{{(5/4)(4/5)x=(5/4)(224)}}}
{{{x=5(224/4)=5(56)=280}}}<br>
(4) Answer the question.
80% of 280 is 224.<br>
That's 4 steps; perhaps your five step strategy uses two separate steps to do one of the four I used.<br>