Question

Tanner collected 360 cans. This was 40% of what Reggie collected. How many cans did Reggie collect?

Answer 1

900 cans

Explanation:

We know

360 cans = 40%

We have to find 1% by taking

360 divided by 40 = 9 cans

How many cans did Reggie collect?

We take

9 x 100 = 900 cans

Answer 2

Explanation:

Let's call the number of cans Reggie collected as "x".

According to the problem, Tanner collected 360 cans, which was 40% of what Reggie collected, so:

360 = 40/100 * x

To find the value of x, we can isolate x by dividing both sides by 40/100:

x = 360 * 100/40

x = 900

So Reggie collected 900 cans.