At a construction job for a house, 5 painters were tasked with painting the interior. These painters made up 20% of the painting crew, so how many painters in all worked on this job?

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Matias Bjarland asked May 20, 2023

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At a construction job for a house, 5 painters

were tasked with painting the interior. These
painters made up 20% of the painting crew,
so how many painters in all worked on this
job?

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Matias Bjarland asked May 20, 2023

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20%=5
20x5=100
5x5=25
25 painters in total

Kyung Lee answered May 25, 2023

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