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At Ariana's Beading Boutique, $50\%$ of the $12$ beads on clearance are plastic. How many plastic beads are there on clearance? $\newline$ $\_\_\_\_$ plastic beads

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Percents of numbers: word problems

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Q. At Ariana's Beading Boutique,

50\%

of the

12

beads on clearance are plastic. How many plastic beads are there on clearance?

\newline

\_\_\_\_

plastic beads

Convert to decimal: Convert $50\%$ to a decimal. $\newline$ $50\% = \frac{50}{100} = 0.50$
Calculate plastic beads: Calculate the number of plastic beads. $\newline$ Total beads on clearance = $12$ $\newline$ $50\%$ as decimal = $0.50$ $\newline$ Number of plastic beads = $0.50 \times 12 = 6$

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