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07-12-2021
Mathematics

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After the elves had hung 25% of the ornaments on the North Pole tree, there
were 480 more ornaments to hang. How many ornaments were in the box to
begin with?

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jeffwang0824 jeffwang0824

07-12-2021

Answer:

640

Step-by-step explanation:

x = total amount of ornaments

480 = 0.75x

(480 is 7 percent of the ornaments after you hang 2 percent of them)

x = 640

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