Action movies make up to 85% of Devon's movie collection if he has 20 movies how many action movies are in Devon's collection?

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17

It is 17

x/20=85/100.

Cross multiply.
x X 100 = 100x
85 X 20= 1700
Now divide 1700 by 100
1700 divided by 100=17
17 is your answer.

Make a proportion, and then make 85% into a fraction which is 85 over 100. Then make 20 int a fraction with a variable as the denominator and if you see that 20 can not go In to 85%. Then you cross multiply....I hope that helped a little

It’s 17

No problem at all! I'll be happy to help you solve this story problem step by step.

To find out how many action movies are in Devon's collection, we need to calculate 85% of 20.

Step 1: Convert 85% to a decimal by dividing it by 100. 85 ÷ 100 = 0.85.

Step 2: Multiply the decimal by the total number of movies in Devon's collection. 0.85 × 20 = 17.

Therefore, there are 17 action movies in Devon's collection.

Change 85% to a decimal which is 0.85 and then times it by 20:

0.85*20 = ?

You times them together and you'll get your answer. Hope I helped!

17

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