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A local hardware store sold 12 percent of its hammers on Saturday . If the hardware store sold 9 hammers on Saturday how many hammers did the store have in stock to begin with ?

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[tex] \frac{12}{100} [/tex]=[tex] \frac{9}{x} [/tex] Cross multiply

12x=900 Divide both sides by 12.

x=75 hammers to begin with.

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