Question

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