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Carla bought a crate of red and green apples for her bakery. The crate had 140 red apples, which were 40% of the apples in the crate. How many apples were in the crate?

User Marti
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Answer:

350

Explanation:

Do 140/0.4=350

User Dowwie
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Answer:

350 apples

Explanation:

a = total number of apples in the crate

a* 40% = number of red apples

a * .40 = 140

Divide each side by .40

a * .40/.40 = 140/.40

a =350

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