kate has a coin collection. she keeps 7 of the coins in the box, which is only 5% of her entire collection. what is the total number of coins in kate's coin collection?

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Liu Lei asked Dec 20, 2023

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kate has a coin collection. she keeps 7 of the coins in the box, which is only 5% of her entire collection. what is the total number of coins in kate's coin collection?

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Liu Lei asked Dec 20, 2023

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Answer:

140

Explanation:

5 percent is 5% or 5 out of 100

5 / 100 = 7 / x

Cross multiply to get

5x = 700

Divide both sides by 5

x = 140

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