Question

zoey inflates 24 balloons for decorations at the middle school dance. if zoey inflated 15% of the total number of balloons for the dance, how many balloons are there total?

Answer 1

160 balloons I believe

Answer 2

160 balloons

Explanation:

Step 1: State what is known

She blew up 24 balloons

She only inflated 15%

We want to find the total amount of balloons

Let the total balloons equal "x"

Step 2: Write you equation

`0.15x=24\\(0.15x)/(0.15) =(24)/(0.15) \\x = 160`

Therefore there are 160 balloons in total