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Jim has answered 7 E-mails. This is 35% of the E-mails he must answer. How many emails did he receive?

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Turn the percentage into a decimal by dividing by 100.

35% / 100 = 0.35

Divide

7 / 0.35 = 20

He received 20 emails.

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