2. Jessica ate 45 m&m's in a competition against her classmates. Jessica ate 60% of the total m&m's eaten. How many m&m's were eaten in the competition? A. 24 B. 75 C.106 D.27

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Muhammad Irfan asked Jan 22, 2023

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2. Jessica ate 45 m&m's in a competition against her classmates. Jessica ate 60% of

the total m&m's eaten. How many m&m's were eaten in the competition?

A. 24
B. 75
C.106
D.27

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Muhammad Irfan asked Jan 22, 2023

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Answer:

B. 75

Explanation:

Note that we can get the equation
$45 = 60\% \cdot x$ , where x is the total number of m&m's eaten. This becomes
$45 = (60)/(100)x \Rightarrow 45 = (3)/(5)x \Rightarrow x = 75$