A deck of cards has 52 cards, 50% of which are red. How could you find 50% of 52 using mental math?

Question

Responses

Multiply by 12.
Multiply by Start Fraction 1 over 2 End Fraction .

Divide by 12.
Divide by Start Fraction 1 over 2 End Fraction .

Divide by 50.
Divide by 50.

Subtract 50.

Answer 1

To find 50% of 52 using mental math, you can simply multiply by \(\frac{1}{2}\).

So the correct response is:

Multiply by \(\frac{1}{2}\).

This gives you:

\[ 52 \times \frac{1}{2} = 26. \]

Thus, 50% of 52 is 26.