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!