5% of the football players weigh more than 200 pounds. if 40 men are on the team, how many weigh more than 200 pounds?

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Madeline Snow

12 April, 20:15

5% of the football players weigh more than 200 pounds. if 40 men are on the team, how many weigh more than 200 pounds?

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Kristina Mendoza · Answer 1

Good evening,

To find 5% of 40, you can take 10% of 40 and then multiply it by 0.5 to get 5%.

40 * 0.10 = 4 = 10% of 40 men

4 * 0.5 = 2 = 5% of 40 men

So, you end up with 2 men that weigh more than 200 pounds.

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