Question

In a box of crayons, 24% of the crayons are blue. There are 48 blue crayons in the box.

Select from the drop-down menu to correctly identify the total number of crayons in the box.




The total number of crayons in the box is .

Answer 1

Hence, the total number of crayons in the box= 200 crayons.

Explanation:

We are given a information that:

In a box of crayons, 24% of the crayons are blue. There are 48 blue crayons in the box.

Let 'x' be the total number of crayons in the box.

That means:

24% of x=48

that means 24% ×x=48

i.e.
`(24)/(100)* x=48\\ \\x=(48* 100)/(24)\\\\x=(4800)/(24)\\\\x=200`

Hence, the total number of crayons in the box given that there are 48 blue crayons in the box which constitutes to 24% of total crayons= 200 crayons.

Answer 2

200

Explanation:

Given : In a box of crayons, 24% of the crayons are blue. There are 48 blue crayons in the box.

To Find: The total number of crayons in the box

Solution :

Let total number of crayons be x

Since we are given that 24 % of the crayons are blue. There are 48 blue crayons in the box.

So, 24% of x = 48

⇒
`(24)/(100) x=48`

⇒
`(100*48)/(24)=x`

⇒
`200=x`

Thus total number of crayons are 200