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A fruit stand has 18 red apples.This is 40 percent of the total apples in the stand.How many apples are there in the stand

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The answer is 45, You'd do 18 divided by .40 and to check the answer, 45 times .40 should equal 18!
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40% = 18. So, 20% = 9.

100% = 5*20% (5*9)

Ans : 45
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