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5 percent of the cars in the parking lot are red. If 16 cars in the parking lot were red, how many cars are in the parking lot?

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I would always find a way to make 10% or 1% because it become simple then
5 percent of the cars in the parking lot are red. If 16 cars in the parking lot were-example-1
User Michael Sparmann
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5%*x=red
red=16
5\100*x=16 => x=100*16\5=20*16=320 cars
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