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30% of the cars in a parking lot are green. If there 21 green cars, how many cars are parked in the parking lot?

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Answer:

70 cars

Explanation:

Let x cars are parked in the parking lot.


30\% \: of \: x = 21 \\ \\ (30)/(100) * x = 21 \\ \\ x = 21 * (100)/(30) \\ \\ x = (2100)/(30) \\ \\ x = 70 \:

70 cars are parked in the parking lot.

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