Question

Issac noticed that 32% of his Skittles are yellow. If there are 24 yellow Skittles in his bag, how many total Skittles does Issac have in in his bag?

Answer 1

75

Explanation:

From the problem, we see that 32% is equal to 24

Moreover, we can say 32% of TOTAL is 24.

Thus, we can say: "32% of what number is 24?"

We can translate this equation into algebraic equation.

First, converting 32% to decimal, we have:

32% = 32/100 = 0.32

Now, translating the word equation to algebraic equation, we have:

0.32 * x = 24

Note:

• "of" means "multiplication"
• "is" means "equals"
• we have denoted total number with the variable "x"

Now, we do the algebra:

`0.32 * x = 24\\x=(24)/(0.32)\\x=75`

Hence

There were 75 skittles in total