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Francesca has 9 striped shirts, Francesca has 9 striped shirts, which is 15% of the total number of shirts in Francesca's drawer. How many shirts does

she have in her drawer?
A) 167 shirts
B) 60 shirts
9) shirts
D) 1.35 shirts

Francesca has 9 striped shirts, Francesca has 9 striped shirts, which is 15% of the-example-1
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Your answer is B= 60 shirts
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B - 60 Shirts

15 percent is 3/20 of a whole, meaning that 1/20 of a whole would be 3. Then, multiply the 1/20 by its denominator.

3*20= 60

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