Sold 68 boxes of cookies for a fundraiser. If she sold 40% of the total number of boxes sold for the fundraiser, how many total boxes of cookies were sold for the fundraiser

Respuesta :

40% = 68

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Find 1% :
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1% = 68 ÷ 40
1% = 1.7

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Find 100% :
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1% = 1.7
100% = 1.7 x 100
100% = 170

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Answer: 170 boxes of cookies were sold for the fundraiser.
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