Question

Mick and Mack went to a supermarket and bought boxes of soap detergent. Mack could buy only four boxes, which was 1⁄5 as much as Mick bought. How many boxes did Mick buy? A. 20 B. 60 C. 40 D. 100

Answer 1

20

Explanation:

Max bought 4 boxes

Let X represent total boxes bought by Mick

From the question, 1/5 of number of boxes bought by Max = 4

1/5 * X = 4

X/5 = 4 ----------- (Cross Multiply)

X = 4*5

X = 20

So, number of boxes by Max = 20