Problema Solution

Samuel has a collection of toy cars. His favorites are the 27 red ones, which make up 60% of his collection. How many toy cars does Samuel have?

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let x = the number of toy cars that Samuel has


60% of x are 27


0.60*x = 27


by solving we find


x = 45 cars


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