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A florist has 130 roses. if that is 65% of the total, how many flowers does she have?

A florist has 130 roses. if that is 65% of the total, how many flowers does she have?
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A florist has 130 roses. if that is 65% of the total, how many flowers does she have?

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if 130 is 65% then find 100%
65%=65/100=13/20
13/20 of total=130
multiply both sides by 20/13
total=200

she has 200 flowers
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130 = 0.65 x , where x = the total amount of flowers.

(130)/(0.65) = 200 flowers
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