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In hopes of encouraging healthier snacks at school, Carly brought in a tray of carrot sticks and apple slices to share. The tray had a total of $45$ snacks, of which $40\%$ were carrot sticks. How many carrot sticks did Carly bring?$\newline$$\_\_\_\_\_$ carrot sticks