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I have some cake. After I gave 2/5 of my cake to my sister, 180g of cake remained. how many grams of cake did I have originally? help asap

I have some cake. After I gave 2/5 of my cake to my sister, 180g of cake remained. how many grams of cake did I have originally? help asap
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I have some cake. After I gave 2/5 of my cake to my sister, 180g of cake remained. how many grams of cake did I have originally?

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User Lucasnadalutti
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300 grams. If 180 is 3/5, then 60 is 1/5. I multiplied that by 5 to get the original amount
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User UncleO
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Answer:

x = 300

Explanation:

1 - 2/5 = 3/5

3/5 multiply x = 180

3/5 x 300 = 180

x = 300

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