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Marcena read 100 books over the school year 60 of the books were mysteries. She said the mysteries equal 0.06 of the total books is she correct? Explain your thinking describing model to help support your answer.
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To determine if Marcena's statement is correct, we need to calculate the percentage of mysteries out of the total books she read.
If 60 books were mysteries out of a total of 100 books, the percentage of mysteries would be calculated as follows:
(Number of mystery books / Total number of books) x 100
= (60 / 100) x 100
= 0.6 x 100
= 60%
Therefore, the percentage of mystery books out of the total books is actually 60%, not 0.06 as Marcena stated.
To help support this answer, we can use a visual model. If we represent all the books Marcena read with a circle, and shade in 60% of that circle to represent the mystery books, we would see that the shaded area covers a much larger portion of the circle than what would be represented by 0.06. This helps illustrate that the percentage of mystery books is indeed 60%, not 0.06.
If 60 books were mysteries out of a total of 100 books, the percentage of mysteries would be calculated as follows:
(Number of mystery books / Total number of books) x 100
= (60 / 100) x 100
= 0.6 x 100
= 60%
Therefore, the percentage of mystery books out of the total books is actually 60%, not 0.06 as Marcena stated.
To help support this answer, we can use a visual model. If we represent all the books Marcena read with a circle, and shade in 60% of that circle to represent the mystery books, we would see that the shaded area covers a much larger portion of the circle than what would be represented by 0.06. This helps illustrate that the percentage of mystery books is indeed 60%, not 0.06.