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In a bag of gumballs, 50% of the gumballs are blue. There are 40 blue gumballs in the bag. How many total gumballs are in the bag?

80
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User Rajshree
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Answer:

It is 80.

Explanation:

50% is half and there are 40 blue gumballs in the bag. If you wanted to know the total, you would double 40 because 40 is 50% of the bag, so you are just adding half of it in to get the whole. When you double it, you get 80.

User Ravi Ojha
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Answer:

80

Explanation:

40*2=80

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