Ava ate wheat crackers, or 5% of the entire box. How many crackers were in the box?

Question

There were _ crackers in the box.

Answer 1

Let $x$ be the total number of crackers in the box. According to the problem, Ava ate 5% of the entire box, which can be expressed as:

$$0.05x$$

Since 0.05 represents 5%, we can rearrange this equation to find $x$:

1. If $0.05x=\text{number of crackers Ava ate}$, we can isolate $x$ by dividing both sides by 0.05:

$$x=\frac{\text{number of crackers Ava ate}}{0.05}$$

2. We need to know how many crackers Ava actually ate in order to find the total number in the box. If you provide me with how many crackers Ava ate, I can calculate the total number of crackers in the box for you!