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Gwen's blog post about camping has 70 comments. 30% of the comments were questions for Gwen about camping gear. How many of the comments were questions about camping gear? Pick the model that represents the problem.

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User Zoey M
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Answer:21 comments about camping gear

Step-by-step explanation: Because percentages are just fractions out of 100, we know that 30% is 30/100. If you multiply 30/100 by 70, you get 21.

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User Rafa Gomez
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To figure out how many of the 70 comments were those about questions for Gwen about camping gear, you need to first find the decimal of 30%, which is 0.3. Then the equation should be:

70 x 0.3

Answer: 21

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