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30% of employees at a picnic ate a hotdog. If 18 employees ate a hotdog how many people were at the picnic

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this question is telling you that 30% of a number is 18 and you need to find that number. so you can say:
30/100 = 18/?
so ? is the answer and you will have:
100*18/30 = 60
so there were 60 people at the picnic :)))
i hope this is helpful
have a nice day
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