To win a certain board game, a tossed token must land on a

shaded square on the board. The probability of winning is
approximately 23%. If the board has a total area of 130
congruent squares, how many of these squares are shaded?

130 * .23 = ?

To find the number of shaded squares on the board, we need to use the given probability of winning and the total area of the board.

Let's assume the number of shaded squares on the board is "x".

The probability of winning is the ratio of the number of shaded squares to the total number of squares. So, we can write the equation:

x / 130 = 23% / 100%

We can simplify this equation by converting 23% to a decimal:

x / 130 = 0.23

Now, we can solve for "x" by multiplying both sides of the equation by 130:

x = 0.23 * 130

x ≈ 29.9

Since we can't have a fraction of a square, we round up the number of shaded squares to 30.

Therefore, there are approximately 30 shaded squares on the board.

To determine the number of shaded squares on the board, we need to utilize the given information about the probability of winning.

Let's assume that there are "x" shaded squares on the board.

Since the probability of winning is approximately 23%, we can say that the ratio of shaded squares to the total number of squares on the board is 23/100.

Therefore, we can set up the following equation:

x / 130 = 23 / 100

To solve for "x," we can cross-multiply:

(23 * 130) / 100 = x

2990 / 100 = x

x ≈ 29.9

Since we can't have a fraction of a square, we can round the result to the nearest whole number.

Therefore, approximately 30 of the 130 congruent squares on the board are shaded.