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The number of blueberry muffins Gary bakes each day is 30% of the total number of muffins he bakes. If he baked 24 blueberry muffins on Sunday, what is the total number of muffins baked?​

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Answer:

Gary baked 80 muffins on Sunday

Explanation:

I can set up a proportion, knowing that 24/x = 3/10, where x is the total number of muffins baked on Sunday. By cross multiplying, I get 240 = 3x. By dividing both sides by 3, I find x = 80.

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Answer: The answer is 80

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