Math Class 1/27/16 Problem #26

#26 

40=20% of what number?

40=20%x______?

How Do We Solve This?

40=20%x____? is the same as 40/.20!

40/.20=200!

Here is a Story Problem:

Stella was waiting in line for a pack of pencils. The line was very long. A cashier came to the people waiting in line and said, “I’ll give you now in line 20% of the pencils you will get at the end of the line.” Stella was given 40 pencils. How many pencils is a whole pack of them?

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