channinggregory channinggregory
  • 03-02-2022
  • Mathematics
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If there are 6 yellow gumballs in a machine, and that is 20% of the
total number of gumballs, how many are in the machine?

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odumicheaal
odumicheaal odumicheaal
  • 03-02-2022

Answer:

30

Step-by-step explanation:

20x/100=6

cross multiply

600=20x

Divide both sides by the coefficient of x

600/20=x

x=30

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arjunhandaflvs arjunhandaflvs
  • 03-02-2022

Answer:

30

Step-by-step explanation:

20% is 1/5 of 100.

This means working backwards we can multiply 6 and 5 because 1/5's reciprocal is 5.

This gets 30 gumballs.

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