Of the new cars in the car dealership, 12% are red. If they have 50 new cars in their lot, how many cars are red?

6 red cars

Step-by-step explanation:

Multiply the number of cars by the percent that are red

50 * 12%

50 * .12

6

6 red cars.

Step-by-step explanation:

So, we know that 12% of the new cars are red. There are 50 new cars.

The key word of tells us we need to multiply. So, to find out how many red cars are there, multiply 50 be 12%.

Remember that 12% is the same as 0.12. So:

Therefore, out of the 50 new cars, there are 6 red cars.

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