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At Mario's restaurant, 59% of his plates are dirty. If there are 118 dirty plates, how many plates are there total?
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At Mario's restaurant, 59% of his plates are dirty. If there are 118 dirty plates, how many plates are there total?

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200

Explanation:

If P is the total number of plates, we have ...

0.59P = 118

P = 118/0.59 = 200

There are 200 plates total.

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