Question

Stanley has a collection of seashells. He found 35% of his collection on Florida beaches. If Stanley has 49 seashells from Florida, how many seashells does he have in his collection all together?

Answer 1

The number of seashells he have in his collection all together is 140.

Explanation:

Given:

Stanley has a collection of seashells. He found 35% of his collection on Florida beaches.

Stanley has 49 seashells from Florida.

Now, to find the number of seashells of his collection altogether.

Let the number of seashells all together be
`x.`

Percentage of seashells found on Florida beaches = 35%.

Number of seashells found on Florida beaches = 49.

Now, to get the number of seashells altogether we put an equation:

`35\%\ of\ x=49.`

⇒
`(35)/(100) * x=49`

⇒
`0.35* x=49`

⇒
`0.35x=49`

Dividing both sides by 0.35 we get:

⇒
`x=140.`

Therefore, the number of seashells he have in his collection all together is 140.