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70% of the 32 chairs were occupied how many were occupied

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so 70% of the 32 chairs were occupied

70%=0.7

of can be thought of as multiply so
0.7 of 32 means 0.7 times 32=22.4
22.4 chairs were occupied
in real life this doesn't make sense that a fraction of a chair is occupied.. it's either occupied or not occupied. but that's the answer :(

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