Question

Emily sold 111 boxes of cookies for a fundraiser. If she sold 60% of the total number of boxes sold for the fundraiser, how many total boxes of cookies were sold for the fundraiser?

Answer 1

Total number of boxes sold for fundraiser are 185 .

Explanation:

Formula

`Percentage = (Part\ value*100)/(Total\ value)`

As given

Emily sold 111 boxes of cookies for a fundraiser.

If she sold 60% of the total number of boxes sold for the fundraiser .

Percentage = 60 %

Part value = 111

`60 = (111*100)/(Total\ value)`

`60 = (11100)/(Total\ value)`

`Total\ value= (11100)/(60)`

Total value = 185

Therefore the total number of boxes sold for fundraiser are 185 .