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He threw 126 strikes. How many pitches did he throw in all?\u003Cbr>2) Frank has watched 50% of a TV series. He watched 15 episodes. How many episodes are in the series?\u003Cbr>3) 10% of the visitors to a museum bought a poster. 39 visitors bought a poster. How many people visited the museum?\u003Cbr>4) Maria watered 50% of the plants in the garden. She watered 55 plants. How many plants are in the garden?\u003Cbr>5) 30% of the movies in a collection are comedies. There are 48 comedies. How many movies are in the collection?\u003Cbr>6) 80% of a farmer's chickens laid eggs today. 88 chickens laid eggs. How many chickens does the farmer have?\u003Cbr>7) 25% of the shells Katie collected are white. She has 25 white shells. How many shells did she collect in all?\u003Cbr>8) 90% of the seeds a gardener planted sprouted. 126 seeds sprouted. How many seeds were planted?\u003Cbr>9) 40% of the balloons at a party are red. There are 54 red balloons. How many balloons are at the party?\u003Cbr>10) 60% of the cookies in a batch have chocolate chips. There are 72 chocolate chip cookies. How many cookies are in the batch?\u003Cbr>11) 80% of the flowers in a garden are roses. There are 32 roses. How many flowers are in the garden?\u003Cbr>12) 60% of the coins in a jar are pennies. There are 15 pennies. How many coins are in the jar?\u003Cbr>13) 75% of the seats on a bus were taken. 24 seats were taken. How many seats does the bus have?\u003Cbr>14) 75% of the seats on a bus are filled. There are 21 people seated. How many seats are on the bus?\u003Cbr>15) 90% of the students turned in their homework. 90 students turned it in. 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He watched 15 episodes. How many episodes are in the series? |  |  |  | 2.  30  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | 10% of the visitors to a museum bought a poster. 39 visitors bought a poster. How many people visited the museum? |  |  |  | 3.  390  4. 110 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | Maria watered 50% of the plants in the garden. She watered 55 plants. How many plants are in the garden? |  |  |  | 5.  160  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) | 30% of the movies in a collection are comedies. There are 48 comedies. How many movies are in the collection? |  |  |  | 6.  110  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | 80% of a farmer's chickens laid eggs today. 88 chickens laid eggs. How many |  |  |  | 7.  100  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) | chickens does the farmer have?\u003Cbr>25% of the shells Katie collected are white. She has 25 white shells. How many shells did she collect in all? |  |  |  | 8.  140  9.  135  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) | 90% of the seeds a gardener planted sprouted. 126 seeds sprouted. How many seeds were planted? |  |  |  | 10.  120  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9) | 40% of the balloons at a party are red. There are 54 red balloons. How many balloons are at the party? |  |  |  | 11.  40  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 10) | 60% of the cookies in a batch have chocolate chips. There are 72 chocolate chip cookies. How many cookies are in the batch? |  |  |  | 12.  25  13. 32 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 11) | 80% of the flowers in a garden are roses. 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