Five books on Lisa's reading list are fiction.
If this is 20% of her entire reading list, how many books does Lisa have in all?
18 answers
would it be 15
Let's check that out.
15 * 0.2 = 3
Nope. That didn't work.
Let's try this.
0.2x = 5
Solve for x.
15 * 0.2 = 3
Nope. That didn't work.
Let's try this.
0.2x = 5
Solve for x.
ok it will be 1
i got 1 at first but i did not understand it
1 doesn't make any sense.
0.2x = 5
x = 5 / 0.2
x = ?
0.2x = 5
x = 5 / 0.2
x = ?
please respond back have to go to BED!!!!!
well i don't understand it quite yet
She is telling you to divide 5 by 2.
that would be 2.5
am i right
sorry 0.2 .. its 25
No. How can 20 percent of 2.5 be 5?
Divide 5 by 0.2
Divide 5 by 0.2
it would be 25
Yes.
so there is 25 questions in total for this question'
Jack has 10 pens, 40% of them are red pens.
How many red pens does Jack have? Use the grids to solve.
pens
How many red pens does Jack have? Use the grids to solve.
pens
0.4x = 10
Divide 10 by 0.4
What do you get?
Divide 10 by 0.4
What do you get?
Guys it's 25 duh