Question

Roman has 20 pencils in his backpack. If this is 25% of the total number of pencils, how many pencils are in his backpack? Explain.

Answer 1

5 pencils are in his packpack

Explanation:

so basically he has 20 penicls and only 25 percent is in so basically 5 10 15 20 I MIGHT BE WRONG

Answer 2

He has 80 pencils

Explanation:

Let p = pencils

25% of the total pencils are in the backpack

That number is 20

p*25% = 20

Changing to decimal form

.25p = 20

Divide each side by .25

.25p/.25 = 20/.25

p = 80

He has 80 pencils