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  • 04-02-2020
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While eating lunch Zeshon ate 75% of the carrots he had in his bag. Ther were 12 carrots in his bag. How many carrots did Zeshon eat?

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  • 11-02-2020

Answer:

9 carrots

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

12 carrots represent a percentage of 100%

Zeshon ate 75% of the carrots

so

using proportion

Find out how many carrots represent a percentage of 75%

[tex]\frac{12}{100\%}=\frac{x}{75\%} \\\\x=12(75)/100\\\\x= 9\ carrots[/tex]

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