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the baseball team equipment manager received a shipment of new baseballs. Out 200 balls, 12% had defects. How many came without defects? Show work........

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In order to solve, take the total and times the percentage:

200 x 0.12 = 24 < 24 represents the number of baseballs that HAD defects.

To find which ones did not have defects, subtract 200-24, which is 176.

Answer: 176

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