Question

Mrs. Herby bought some carrots. She put 2/5 of them on a platter and the rest in a plastic bag. If there were 8 carrots on the platter, how many carrots were there in the plastic bag?

Answer 1

5

Explanation:

2/5 = 40%

40% of 8 Carrots = 3.2

3 Carrots on Platter

5 Carrots in Plastic Bag

Answer 2

12 carrots

Explanation:

To get the answer, you need to multiply and divide.

x ÷ 3 · 2 = 8

Now, we need to do the equation backwards to find x.

8 ÷ 2 · 3 = 4 · 3 = 12 carrots