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A gardener sold 72 apples from the crop which was 12 % of the total

crop , how many apples are in the crop ​

User LeBird
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Answer:

600

Explanation:

let the total number of apples be x

12/100×x=72

x=72×100/12

x=600

therefore total number of apples in the crop is 600

User Catt
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Divide the number sold by the percentage:

72 / 0.12 = 600

Total crop was 600 apples.

User Lee Campbell
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