Marie donated 40% of her comic books to a school. If se donated 14p comic books how may did she own before her donation

Before her donation, Marie owned 35 comic books.

Step-by-step explanation:

Marie donated 40% of her comic books to a school, that is, Marie donated 40 comic books per 100 comic books she owned. We can write it as a ratio: the ratio of donated comic books to total comic books is 100:40. If she donated 14 comic books, the number of comic books she owned before her donation were:

14 donated cb × (100 total cb/40 donated cb) = 35 total cb

saving = more money

step-by-step explanation:

if you have 100 bucks, and you want to buy a candy bar, even if you have one at home, if you choose not to buy it, you save.

~courtney