A school staff meeting had 36 teachers in attendance, 75% of whom were first-year teachers. How many first-year teachers were in the meeting?

Step-by-step explanation:

Total Teachers in the meeting = 36

First-year teachers = 75 % of 36

We know that:

[ "of" means to "multiply" ]

[ % means out of 100 ]

So,

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= 3 * 9

= 27 teachers

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