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Which is less? $\newline$ Choices: $\newline$ (A) $20\%$ of $710$ $\newline$ (B) $80\%$ of $215$ $\newline$ (C) neither; they are equal

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Compare percents of numbers

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Q. Which is less?

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Choices:

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(A)

20\%

of

710

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(B)

80\%

of

215

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(C) neither; they are equal

Calculate $20\%$ of $710$ : Calculate $20\%$ of $710$ . $\newline$ Reasoning: To find $20\%$ of a number, multiply the number by $0.20$ . $\newline$ Calculation: $0.20 \times 710 = 142$ .
Calculate $80$ % of $215$ : Calculate $80\%$ of $215$ . $\newline$ Reasoning: To find $80\%$ of a number, multiply the number by $0.80$ . $\newline$ Calculation: $0.80 \times 215 = 172$ .
Compare results: Compare the results from Step $1$ and Step $2$ . $\newline$ Reasoning: Determine which value is smaller. $\newline$ Calculation: $142$ (from Step $1$ ) is less than $172$ (from Step $2$ ).

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