Question

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Suppose Phil reads a book that contains 16 conspiracy theories. When he researches the
theories, he finds that 75% of them are false. How many of the theories are true?

Answer 1

4 of the conspiracy theories were true

Explanation:

Percentages

Phil read a book with 16 conspiracy theories, 75% of which were false. It means that 25% of them were true.

25% of 16 is 25 * 16 / 100 =400 / 100 = 4

Thus, 4 of the conspiracy theories were true