Question

Hank opened 36% of his emails. If he opened 27 emails, how many did he have in his inbox? please explain

Answer 1

75 emails.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Let x = total emails in his inbox.

36% = 0.36

0.36x = 27. Divide each side by 0.36.

x = 75

Hank had 75 emails in his inbox.