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A group of biologists found a total of 28 loggerhead turtle nests along a beach during a certain season. This was 40% of the total number of turtle nests the group found during that season. What was the total number of turtle nests the group found during that season?

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28=.4x
70=x
They found 70
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First divide 28 by 40 to get the unit rate which is 0.7. Then, since that is 1% mulitiply 0.7 times 100 to get 70 turtles as your answer. hope that helped!
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