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Farmer brown reported that 40 of his chickens died during the rainy season. If this represented 5% of the total number of chickens, how many chickens did he have originally?

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Answer:

Total chickens = 800

Explanation:

5% = 1/20

so, for total number of chicken we simply multiply 20 with 5% amount of chickens given;

= 40 * 20

= 800

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