Question

If you picked 41.5% of the apples on a tree, and you picked 34 apples, how many apples did the tree contain before you starting picking?

Answer 1

81.9 apples (= 82 apples rounded to nearest whole number)

Explanation:

41.5% --------> represents 34 apples

1% -------------> represents (34 / 41.5) apples

100% ---------> represents (34 / 41.5) x 100 apples= 81.9 apples (= 82 apples rounded to nearest whole number)