SOLUTION: Barney ate 13 M&M's. If he ate 15% of the bag of M&M's, how many were in the bag to start?

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Question 1112896: Barney ate 13 M&M's. If he ate 15% of the bag of M&M's, how many were in the bag to start?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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Barney ate 13 M&M's. If he ate 15% of the bag of M&M's, how many were in the bag to start?
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15% = 13
1% = 13/15
100% = 1300/15 = 86.67 M&Ms