Of the 250 sheep in a flock, 56% are white. What is the total number of white sheep in the flock?

Answer 1

Hazel Anglin

There are 140 white sheep in the flock.

This problem, "What is 56% of 250?" can be rewritten.

"Percent" or "%" means "out of 100" or "per 100", Therefore 56% can be written as #56/100#.

The word "of" in relation to percents signifies "times" or "to multiply".

Let's finally dial "n" to find the number we're looking for.

Putting this altogether we can write this equation and solve for #n# while keeping the equation balanced:

#n = 56/100 xx 250#

#n = 14000/100#

#n = 140#

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When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.

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