Gary's Cafe offers two kinds of espresso: single-shot and double-shot. Yesterday afternoon, the cafe sold 20 espressos in all, 90% of which were single-shot. How many single-shot espressos did the cafe sell?____ single-shot espressos
Q. Gary's Cafe offers two kinds of espresso: single-shot and double-shot. Yesterday afternoon, the cafe sold 20 espressos in all, 90% of which were single-shot. How many single-shot espressos did the cafe sell?____ single-shot espressos
Identify total number: Step 1: Identify the total number of espressos and the percentage that were single-shot.
Convert percentage to decimal: Step ext{2}: Convert the percentage to a decimal to use in calculations.
Calculate single-shot espressos: Step 3: Calculate the number of single-shot espressos by multiplying the total number of espressos by the decimal form of the percentage.
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