SOLUTION: Sally collects stamps. Of all her stamps 45% are from the United States. She has 90 stamps from the United States. How many total stamps does she have?

Question 1058231: Sally collects stamps. Of all her stamps 45% are from the United States. She has 90 stamps from the United States. How many total stamps does she have?
Found 3 solutions by Boreal, josmiceli, ikleyn:
Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
90 stamps are .45 of her collection
90/.45=x/1.00
cross-multiply
.45x=90
x=200 stamps, dividing both sides by 0.45
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the total of the stamps she has

She has 200 stamps

Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.

= 0.45, according to the condition.

Then x = = 200.
Answer. There are 200 stamps in the collection.

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