Question

On Halloween, 87.5% of the homes in a certain neighborhood handed out candy. If 91 homes handed out candy, how many total homes are there in the neighborhood

Answer 1

104

Explanation:

Find how many homes is 1% of the neighborhood by dividing 91 by 87.5

91/87.5 = 1.04

Multiply 100 to 1.04 to get 100% of all the homes in the neighborhood

1.04*100 = 104

There are 104 homes in the neighborhood.