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The number of lime-flavored candies in a candy machine is 85. If this is
17% of the number of candies in the machine. How many candies are in the
machine?

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nsprings8553

the answer is:500

step by step explanation: i don't know if i'm right by the way

NotOriginalx

500

Percent means per hundred.

Therefore,

17% = 17/100 = 0.17

Let the total number of gumballs be n. Then

17% of n = 85 means that

0.17 x n = 85

n = 85/0.17 = 500

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