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there are 5 boxes of markers in the drawer. each box contains 24 markers and more than 60% of the markers are blue markers. Find the minimum number of blue markers in all the 5 boxes



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24 x 5 = 120
There are 120 total markers in the drawer.

Set up the percent proportion to solve.

[tex] \frac{24}{x}    \frac{60}{100} [/tex]

To solve, you multiply 24 x 100 = 2400
Now, divide 2400 ÷ 60 = 40
There are at least 40 markers that are blue.

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