Problema Solution
Forty-eight corn seeds sprouted. This was 75% of the seeds that were planted. How many of the planted seeds did not sprout?
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Let 'x' represent the total number of seeds planted.
75% of x is 48 (the number of seeds that sprouted)
25% of x is the number of seeds that did not sprout
0.75x = 48
x = 48/0.75
We need to find 0.25x that is:
0.25*(48/0.75) = 48/3 = 6
6 seeds did not sprout.