Homework Help: 6th grade math

Posted by kate on Monday, February 13, 2012 at 5:46pm.

A stray dog ate 12 of your muffins.That was 3/10 of all of them!
with how many did you start???

6th grade math - Chismn, Monday, February 13, 2012 at 6:01pm
please!!
6th grade math - Chismn, Monday, February 13, 2012 at 6:04pm
please help us mrs.sue!!!
6th grade math - Ms. Sue, Monday, February 13, 2012 at 6:06pm
Please have patience, girls. I was helping other students and removing your frivolous responses.

Change 3/10 to its equivalent decimal.

3/10 = 0.3

0.3x = 12

x = 12/0.3

x = ?
6th grade math - Chismn, Monday, February 13, 2012 at 6:08pm
does X=40???
6th grade math - Chismn and kate, Monday, February 13, 2012 at 6:09pm
sorry Mrs.Sue :(
6th grade math - Ms. Sue, Monday, February 13, 2012 at 6:11pm
Yes. You started with 40 muffins.
6th grade math - Jasmine, Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 5:49pm
You started with 30.

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