SOLUTION: We loaded 33 and one-third% of the boxes. This left 48 boxes. How many boxes were there originally?

SOLUTION: We loaded 33 and one-third% of the boxes. This left 48 boxes. How many boxes were there originally?

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Question 1190873: We loaded 33 and one-third% of the boxes. This left 48 boxes. How many boxes were there originally?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Of some x number of boxes.

of x left 48.

That means 48 was percent of x.

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