SOLUTION: Elena's daughter sold 18 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies. She was told that this amount represented 20% of the troop's sale. How many boxes did the troop sell

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Question 893865: Elena's daughter sold 18 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies. She was told that this amount represented 20% of the troop's sale.
How many boxes did the troop sell
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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To get to 100% you would multiply 20% by 5 so multiply the number of boxes by 5 to find how many boxes the whole troop sold.