Question

There are 25 trees on the Jackson’s property. Twenty percent of the trees are oak trees. Which equation can be used to find the number of oak trees on the property?
StartFraction 25 divided by 1 Over 20 divided by 1 EndFraction = StartFraction 25 Over 20 EndFraction
StartFraction 100 times 5 Over 20 times 5 EndFraction = StartFraction 500 Over 100 EndFraction
StartFraction 20 times 4 Over 25 times 4 EndFraction = StartFraction 80 Over 100 EndFraction
StartFraction 20 divided by 4 Over 100 divided by 4 EndFraction = StartFraction 5 Over 25 EndFraction

Answers

GPT-4o mini
To find the number of oak trees on the Jackson's property, you need to calculate 20% of 25 trees.

The equation to find the number of oak trees can be expressed as:

\[
\text{Number of oak trees} = 25 \times 0.20
\]

To convert the percentage into a fraction, 20% can be written as \(\frac{20}{100} = \frac{1}{5}\). Therefore, the equation can also be represented as:

\[
\text{Number of oak trees} = 25 \times \frac{20}{100}
\]

None of the equations listed in your message represents this calculation directly, but you could also express this as:

\[
\text{Number of oak trees} = 25 \times (20\% \text{ or } \frac{1}{5})
\]

If we simplify \(25 \times \frac{20}{100}\):

\[
25 \times \frac{20}{100} = \frac{25 \times 20}{100} = \frac{500}{100} = 5
\]

This shows there are 5 oak trees.

Out of the options you've given, the closest suitable expression is actually:

\[
\frac{500}{100}
\]

This shows the calculation results in 5, indicating there are 5 oak trees, confirming that \( \frac{25 \times 20}{100} = \frac{500}{100} \) is indeed the proper operation to find the number of oak trees (even though the equation itself wasn't directly listed). Thus, the answer represents an equivalent calculation.