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a fruit stand has 18 red apples this is 40% of the total apples in the stand. how many apples are there in the stand?

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You would multiply 18 by .4 and then add it to 18. 18 * .4 = 7.2. Since you can't have one fifth of an apple, it's 25 total.
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