40 of a number is 56, what was the original number

Jose predicted that he would sell 48 umbrellas. he actually sold 72 umbrellas. what are the values of a and b in the table below? round to the nearest tenth if necessary

The school that imani goes to is selling tickets to the annual dance competition. on the first day of the ticket sales the school sold 7 adult tickets and 5 child tickets for a total of $96. the school took in $40 on the second day by seling 3 adult tickets . find the price of an adult ticket and the price of a child ticket. solve by using substitution elimination college prep algebra math heres the 2 equations i came up with 7x+5y=96 and 3x+2y= -40 show all workiv be stuck on this.

What sums are equal to 6/12? choose all answers that are correct a.6/12+6/12+6/12+6/12+6/12+6/12 b.2/12+1/12+1/12+2/12 c.5/12+1/12 d.1/12+1/12+1/12+3/12 plz : )