An ice cream shop sold 48 vanilla milkshakes in a day, which was 40% of the total number of milkshakes sold that day. What was the total number of milkshakes that the ice cream shop sold that day?
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Answer:They sold 120 milkshakes that dayStep-by-step explanation:We can set up a proportion[tex]\frac{48}{m} =\frac{2}{5}[/tex][tex]48*5=2m\\ 2m = 240\\m = 120\\[/tex]Note: If you have some value, [tex]v[/tex], and it is [tex]\frac{x}{100}[/tex] of the total amount, you can find the value by doing the equation [tex]\frac{v}{x}*100[/tex]