Fifteen percent of hockey-stick sales are to women. If 220 sticks were sold, how many were purchased by women?

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Jaslene Spencer

24 July, 16:32

Fifteen percent of hockey-stick sales are to women. If 220 sticks were sold, how many were purchased by women?

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Bruce Shaw · Answer 1

30 were purchase by women

Step-by-step explanation:

Change the percentage into a decimal which is 0.15, then multiply it by 220 to get 33.

Jovanny Boyle · Answer 2

To find out the solution to the problem, you would need to find what is 15% of the 220 sticks.

To solve it, you would multiply 220 by 0.15 to get your answer.

220 * 0.15 = 33

Out of the 220 hockey sticks, 33 women purchased it.