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13-03-2017
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James earned $25 selling lemonade. If 80% of this was profit, how much did james spend initially on ingredients?

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jasminewerry jasminewerry

13-03-2017

Set the equation to look like

20/100 = x/25

Then multiply to get

500 = 100x
500/100 = x
5 = x

Therefore James spent 5 dollars initially on ingredients.

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