Question

Sofia has an action figure collection. She keeps 185 of the action figures on her wall, which is 37% of her entire collection. What is the total number of action figures in Sofia's collection?

Answer 1

222

Explanation:

Answer 2

500 figures.

Explanation:

We know that 185 figures is 37% of her entire collection.

Let c represent the total amount of figures.

Since 185 is 37% or 0.37 of her total collection, we can write the equation:

`0.37c=185`

Remember that the keyword of tells us it's multiplication.

Therefore, to find the number of figures in her total collection, divide both sides by 0.37:

`c=(185)/(0.37)`

Evaluate. Use a calculator. So:

`c=500`

Sofia's total collection has 500 figures.