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Answer:

80 lemons

Explanation:

Let x represent the amount of lemons that were on the tree.

We can use this to set up an equation:


40\%x=32

Note that percentages can also be written as that number over 100.


(40)/(100)x=32

Simplify the fraction.


(2)/(5)x=32

Multiply both sides by 5


2x=160

Divide both sides by 2


x=80

There were 80 lemons on the tree before he picked the lemons.

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