SOLUTION: Denise purchased 288 stamps. If 12.5% of the stamps were postcard stamps, how many were not postcard stamps?

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Question 729889:
Denise purchased 288 stamps. If 12.5% of the stamps were postcard stamps, how many were not postcard stamps?

Answer by checkley79(3341) About Me  (Show Source):
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288(1-12.5)
288*.875=252 WERE NOT POSTCARD STAMPS.