30-03-2015
Mathematics

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A farmer plants 12,000 corn seeds. 92% of the seeds developed into plants. How many plants did he grow?

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30-03-2015

92%=92/100
we need to find x by cross multiplication
x/12,000=92/100
100x=92*12000
100x=1104000
(divide both sides by 100)
x=11,040
The farmer grew 11,040 plants.

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