Question
Ava ate 5 wheat crackers, or 5% of the entire box. How many crackers were in the box?
crackers were in the box.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find the total number of crackers in the box, you can set up the equation based on the information given:
Let \( x \) be the total number of crackers in the box.
According to the problem, 5 wheat crackers represent 5% of the box. This can be expressed mathematically as:
\[
5 = 0.05x
\]
To solve for \( x \), divide both sides of the equation by 0.05:
\[
x = \frac{5}{0.05}
\]
Calculating that:
\[
x = 100
\]
Thus, there were **100 crackers** in the box.
Let \( x \) be the total number of crackers in the box.
According to the problem, 5 wheat crackers represent 5% of the box. This can be expressed mathematically as:
\[
5 = 0.05x
\]
To solve for \( x \), divide both sides of the equation by 0.05:
\[
x = \frac{5}{0.05}
\]
Calculating that:
\[
x = 100
\]
Thus, there were **100 crackers** in the box.