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Alfonso scored 18 points during his last basketball game, which was 40% of the points the entire team scored. How many points did the whole team score?

User BigFwoosh
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Answer:

All in all the team scored 45 points

Explanation:

18 = 40%

9 = 20%

20x5 = 100%

9x5 = 45

User Brendan Moore
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Answer:

45 points

Explanation:

You could do it with proportions. Start with 18/x=40/100. then, cross multiply and you should get x=45.

User Raghuram Vadapalli
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