Farmer brown reported that 40 of his chickens died during the rainy season.if this represented 5% of the total number of chickens how many chickens did he have originally?

Answer 1

Let's represent the total number of chickens originally as 'x'.

We know that 40 chickens died during the rainy season, which is 5% of the total number of chickens.

Therefore, we can set up the equation:

0.05x = 40

To solve for x, we divide both sides by 0.05:

x = 40 / 0.05
x = 800

So, Farmer Brown originally had 800 chickens.