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Buddy eats 3 cotton balls out of the 48 that are in the jar. what percentage has buddy eaten?

User Mahdiolfat
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Answer: 6.25%

Step-by-step explanation:

You can set up a proportion:


(3)/(48)=(x)/(100)

100 x 3 = 300

300/48 = 6.25

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