Question

jason has 65 t - shirts and wants to give away 15% of them to help clean out his closet. which equation will help him determine how many shirts to give away? \\(\bigcirc\\ x = \frac{15}{65}\cdot100\\) \\(\bigcirc\\ x = \frac{65}{15}\cdot100\\) \\(\bigcirc\\ x = 0.15\cdot65\\) \\(\bigcirc\\ x = 65\cdot15\cdot100\\)

Explanation:

Step1: Convert percentage to decimal

15% is equivalent to $0.15$ (since $\frac{15}{100}=0.15$)

Step2: Set up the calculation

To find 15% of 65, multiply the total number of shirts by the decimal form of the percentage.
$x = 0.15 \cdot 65$

Answer:

$\boldsymbol{x = 0.15 \cdot 65}$