12 painters were tasked with painting the interior. These painters made up 80% of the painting crew, so how many painters in all worked on this job?

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asked Mar 15, 2021 154k views

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Efarley · Answer 1 · 2021-03-19T20:14:42+0000

Answer:

15 painters

Explanation:

Let the number of painters be A

To get the number of painters , it’ll be 80% of A = 12

That’s

80% /100% x A = 12

0.8 x A = 12

Divide both sides by 0.8

A = 12/0.8

A = 15

A total of 15 painters worked on the job