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Benny went to his local zoo that featured 12 reptile exhibits. If these reptile exhibits make up 60% of the zoo’s exhibits, then how many exhibits does the zoo have in total?

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clarch19

Answer:

20

Step-by-step explanation:

question can be rewritten as '12 is 60% of what number'

we can use the proportion:  is/of = %/100

is = 12

of = n

60% = 60/100

12/n = 60/100

now cross-multiply:

60n = 1200

n = 1200/60

n = 20

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