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At First Class Pizza, 12% of the pizzas made yesterday were pepperoni pizzas. If 27 pizzas have pepperoni, how many pizzas were made in all? please answer ASAP:(

User DyreVaa
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Answer: 225

Explanation:

Let the total number of pizza made be represented by x.

Therefore, the situation in the question can be written as:

12% × x = 27

12/100 × x = 27

0.12 × x = 27

0.12x = 27

Divide both side by 0.12

0.12x/0.12 = 27/0.12

x = 225

The total pizza made was 225.

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