Question

Tina ate 21 starbursts. If she ate 35% of the package of Starbursts, how many Starbursts are in the package?

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Answer 1

60 starbursts

Explanation:

We can set up an equation to find the answer. 21/x=0.35/1 because we're trying to find how many starbursts make up 100% of the package. So then to solve, we take 21x1 and then divide that by 0.35. From this we find that x=60.