Arianys has a coin collection. She keeps 11 of the coins in her box, which is 2% of the collection. How many total coins are in her collection?

Question

Insert the values given in the problem then scale up or down to find the missing value.

Answer 1

Let's call the total number of coins in the collection "x".

We know that Arianys keeps 11 coins in her box, which is 2% of the collection.

So, we can set up the equation:

11 = 0.02x

To find the missing value, we can divide both sides of the equation by 0.02:

11 / 0.02 = x

Simplifying this, we find:

550 = x

Therefore, the total number of coins in Arianys' collection is 550.