Question

In one week, a grocer sells peaches to 20% of her customers. If 480 customers purchase peaches, how many total customers does the grocer have?

Answer 1

24,00

Explanation

Correct! The grocer has 2,400 customers.

The whole is the unknown.

Set up a proportion with the known values and solve for the whole.

part = 480 customers, percent = 20%, whole = ? customers

480?=20100

Multiply the numerator and denominator of a fraction by the same number to determine an equivalent fraction.

Start Fraction 480 Over question mark End fraction = Start Fraction 20 Over 100 End Fraction. Arrows going from 20 to 480 and from 100 to question mark are labeled times 24. 20×24=480100×24=?

Solve for the whole.

?=100×24=2400