SOLUTION: A zoo has 15 Emperor penguins. The Emperor penguins make up 30, percent of all the penguins at the zoo. How many penguins live at the zoo?

SOLUTION: A zoo has 15 Emperor penguins. The Emperor penguins make up 30, percent of all the penguins at the zoo. How many penguins live at the zoo?

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Question 1150204: A zoo has 15 Emperor penguins. The Emperor penguins make up 30, percent of all the penguins at the zoo.
How many penguins live at the zoo?
Answer by ikleyn(52803) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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0.3*x = 15


    x =  =  = 50.    ANSWER

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