Question

24 red marbles is 40% of how many marbles

Answer 1

the answer is 24 marbles is 40 percent of 60

Answer 2

60 marbles

Explanation:

Given: 24 red marbles is 40% of how many marbles

Let number of marbles be x

"24 red marbles is 40% of how many marbles"

24 = 40% of x

solve for x

First change % to decimal

24 = 0.40x

Division property of equality, divide by 0.04 both sides

x = 24÷0.40

x = 60

Hence, 40% of 60 is 24