Pamela wants to give her friend 35% of the 80 apples she just picked. How many apples will Pamela give to her friend? Be ready to explain your method for solving.

To find the % of a given number use the following steps:

1) Obtain the number, say 80 apples.

2) Let the percent as 35%.

3) 35% of x

4) write these as a proportion as 35/100 = ?/80

5) Now cross multiply and find the value of "?" mark.

100x = 2800

100x/100 = 2800/100

x = 28

She gave her friend 28 apples.

She will give her friend 28 apples, just mulitpy. 35 by 80 and you get the answer