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Lola has 8 bear figurines. These bear figurines make up 40% of her collection of animal figurines. Find the total number

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[tex]\begin{gathered} \text{Let the total number of the bear figurines be N} \\ \text{Thus,} \\ 40\text{ percent of N=8} \\ \frac{40}{100}\times N=8 \\ \frac{40N}{100}=8 \\ 40N=100\times8 \\ 40N=800 \\ N=\frac{800}{40} \\ N=20 \end{gathered}[/tex]

Hence, the total number of bear figurines are 20