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15-02-2016
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a fruit stand has 20 red apples this is 40% of the total apples in the stand. how many apples are there in the stand?

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15-02-2016

so 20 is equal to 40%
percent means part out of 100
40%=40/100=4/10=2/5

20=2/5 of all apples
'of' means multiply
20=2/5 times all apples
muitply both sides by 5/2 to make the 2/5 fracton go away
100/2=alll apples
50=all apples
there are 50 apples

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