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Noah has a mask collection of 40 masks. He keeps some in a display case and the rest on the wall. He keeps 15% of his masks in the display case. How many masks does he keep on his wall?

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Answer:

34

Explanation:

because yes.

User Artist
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1) convert percentage to decimal


=15/100\\\\=0.15

2) determine # of masks on the display case


=40 ×
0.15


=6

3) subtract from total # of masks


=40-6\\\\=34

He keeps 34 masks on the wall.

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