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How many ounces of paint were in the can?\u003Cbr>2) Olivia has folded 50% of the laundry. She folded 22 shirts. How many shirts are in the laundry?\u003Cbr>3) 40% of the animals at a shelter are cats. There are 42 cats. How many animals are at the shelter?\u003Cbr>4) Frank has watched 50% of a TV series. He watched 18 episodes. How many episodes are in the series?\u003Cbr>5) 30% of the movies in a collection are comedies. There are 42 comedies. How many movies are in the collection?\u003Cbr>6) 30% of the fish in a tank are goldfish. There are 63 goldfish. How many fish are in the tank?\u003Cbr>7) 75% of Adam's trading cards are baseball cards. He has 18 baseball cards. How many cards does he have in all?\u003Cbr>8) 60% of the coins in a jar are pennies. There are 48 pennies. How many coins are in the jar?\u003Cbr>9) 30% of the coins in a bank are pennies. There are 60 pennies. How many coins are in the bank?\u003Cbr>10) 60% of the crayons in a box are broken. There are 45 broken crayons. How many crayons are in the box?\u003Cbr>11) 40% of the balloons at a party are red. There are 64 red balloons. How many balloons are at the party?\u003Cbr>12) 20% of the trees in a park are oak trees. There are 4 oak trees. How many trees are in the park?\u003Cbr>13) 75% of the runners finished a race. 27 runners finished. How many runners started the race?\u003Cbr>14) 75% of the seats on a bus were taken. 57 seats were taken. How many seats does the bus have?\u003Cbr>15) 60% of Gwen's songs are pop songs. She has 105 pop songs. 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She folded 22 shirts. How many shirts are in the laundry? |  |  |  | 2.  44  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | 40% of the animals at a shelter are cats. There are 42 cats. How many animals are at the shelter? |  |  |  | 3.  105  4. 36 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | Frank has watched 50% of a TV series. He watched 18 episodes. How many episodes are in the series? |  |  |  | 5.  140  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) | 30% of the movies in a collection are comedies. There are 42 comedies. How many movies are in the collection? |  |  |  | 6.  210  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | 30% of the fish in a tank are goldfish. There are 63 goldfish. How many fish are |  |  |  | 7.  24  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) | in the tank?\u003Cbr>75% of Adam's trading cards are baseball cards. He has 18 baseball cards. How many cards does he have in all? |  |  |  | 8.  80  9.  200  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) | 60% of the coins in a jar are pennies. There are 48 pennies. 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