Question

at Jared's last tennis match, he completed 65% of his first serves. if he attempted 80 first serves last match, how many did he complete?

Answer 1

Matches * odds of completion = # of completed matches
so 80 * .65 = 52

Answer 2

65% of 80...turn percent to decimal..." of " means multiply
0.65(80) = 52...so he completed 52 first serves