Brenna found 10% of 60. Her work is shown below.

Question

10% of 60 = (60 ÷ 2) = 30

Is Brenna’s answer correct?
No. Brenna should have divided by 4 to find 10%.
No. She should have divided by 10 to find 10%.
No. She should have multiplied by 10 to find 10%.
Yes. Brenna did not make an error.

Answer 1

Brenna's answer is not correct. To find 10% of a number, you can divide the number by 10.

So, for 10% of 60, you should do:

10% of 60 = 60 ÷ 10 = 6

Thus, the correct answer is: No. She should have divided by 10 to find 10%.