A fruit stand has 18 red apples.This is 40 percent of the total apples in the stand.How many apples are there in the stand

Mathematics

2 answers:

Alenkinab [10]4 years ago

8 0

The answer is 45, You'd do 18 divided by .40 and to check the answer, 45 times .40 should equal 18!

Ludmilka [50]4 years ago

5 0

40% = 18. So, 20% = 9.

100% = 5*20% (5*9)

Ans : 45

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