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Kyle has been hired to decorate a ballroom for a special event. To decorate the ballroom, he needs 300 balloons. The balloons come in packages of 25. Kyle already has 75 balloons from a previous special
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Kyle has been hired to decorate a ballroom for a special event. To decorate the ballroom, he needs 300 balloons. The balloons come in packages of 25. Kyle already has 75 balloons from a previous special event. How many packages should he purchase to meet the 300 balloon requirement?

User Jordan Hochstetler
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9 packages, Kyles needs 225 more balloons, and since there are 25 balloons per package, you do 225/25 is 9 more packages.
User Slackline
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300-75= 225
Divide 225 by 25
225/25= 9
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