An economy package of cups has 400 yellow cups. If the yellow cups are 40% of the total package, the total number of yellow cups in the package is .

600

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800

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1000

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Solution

The correct option is C 1000
There are 400 yellow cups in the package.

Let, t be the total number of cups.

$\frac{40}{100}$ $\times$ t = 400

40 $\times$ t = 400 $\times$ 100

t = 1000 (divide by 40 on both sides)

Hence, there are 1000 cups in the package.

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An economy package of cups has 400 yellow cups. If the yellow cups are 40% of the total package, the total number of yellow cups in the package is .

The correct option is C 1000There are 400 yellow cups in the package. Let, t be the total number of cups. 40100 × t = 400 40 × t = 400 × 100 t = 1000 (divide by 40 on both sides) Hence, there are 1000 cups in the package.

The correct option is C 1000
There are 400 yellow cups in the package.

Let, t be the total number of cups.

$\frac{40}{100}$ $\times$ t = 400

40 $\times$ t = 400 $\times$ 100

t = 1000 (divide by 40 on both sides)

Hence, there are 1000 cups in the package.