Question

roman has 2 red pencils in his backpack. if this is 25% of of the total number of pencils, how many pencils are in his backpack

Answer 1

He would have 8 total pencils because if 25% = 2 then double it -> 50% = 4 now double again or add another 25%/2 your choice but I would double in this situation -> 100% = 8

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Answer 2

8 pencils. 25% is 1/4 of 100%, so you multiply the number by 4 to get 100%.