Michelle ordered a set of yellow and orange pins. She received 48 pins, and 50% of them were yellow. How many yellow pins did Michelle receive?____ pins
Q. Michelle ordered a set of yellow and orange pins. She received 48 pins, and 50% of them were yellow. How many yellow pins did Michelle receive?____ pins
Identify total pins: Step 1: Identify the total number of pins and the percentage that are yellow.Calculation: Michelle received 48 pins in total, and 50% of them were yellow.
Calculate yellow pins: Step 2: Calculate the number of yellow pins using the percentage.Calculation: 50% of 48=0.50×48=24.
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