Question
Glass plates are packaged and shipped to a retail store, but 20% of all the shipped plates arrive broken. In the last shipment, 145 arrive broken. How many plates were shipped in total?(1 point)
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To find the total number of glass plates shipped, you can set up the equation based on the information given. Since 20% of the plates arrive broken, this means that 145 broken plates represent 20% of the total shipped plates.
Let \( x \) be the total number of plates shipped. According to the problem:
\[
0.20x = 145
\]
To find \( x \), divide both sides of the equation by 0.20:
\[
x = \frac{145}{0.20}
\]
Calculating this gives:
\[
x = 145 \div 0.20 = 145 \div \frac{1}{5} = 145 \times 5 = 725
\]
Therefore, the total number of plates shipped is **725 plates**.
Let \( x \) be the total number of plates shipped. According to the problem:
\[
0.20x = 145
\]
To find \( x \), divide both sides of the equation by 0.20:
\[
x = \frac{145}{0.20}
\]
Calculating this gives:
\[
x = 145 \div 0.20 = 145 \div \frac{1}{5} = 145 \times 5 = 725
\]
Therefore, the total number of plates shipped is **725 plates**.