Question

Manuel ordered a set of purple and red pins . He received 40 pounds is 70% of them were purple. How many purple pins did Manuel receive?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Manuel received 28 purple pins.

Explanation:

This is a simple equation. If he received 40 pounds and 70% of them are purple then the number of purple pins is 40 * 70% = 28.