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As part of a class project, Mesut collected $126 in donationsfor a local charity. That amount was 7% of the total amountcollected by the class. How much money did the class collectin all?

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The total amount can be obtained by the rule of three:


\begin{gathered} 126\rightarrow7 \\ x\rightarrow100 \end{gathered}

Then:


x=(100\cdot126)/(7)=(12600)/(7)=1800

Therefore the total amount is $1800.

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