SOLUTION: Elena's Daughter sold 23 boxes of girl scout cookies, she was told that this represented 10% of the troops sales How many boxes did the troops sell?

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Question 248689: Elena's Daughter sold 23 boxes of girl scout cookies, she was told that this represented 10% of the troops sales How many boxes did the troops sell?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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let x= total sold by the troop
10%=.10
10%=1/10
let's use the fraction
(1/10)*x=23
multiply by 10(both sides)
x=230 boxes of expensive girl scout cookies