Between Karnak and Edfu, the Pharaoh kept 1020 white goats. If these goats represented 17%of the total flock, how many goats did the Pharaoh have?
2007-12-17 14:13:42 · 4 answers · asked by Travis A 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
1020 goats is 17% of the total flock.
Definition of terms when doing percentage problems:
is means equal to or =
of means "multiplied by"
Here total flock is the variable w, which does not stand for white, but wacky. I mean, who owns 1020 goats. That's the size of a small town!!! OK, get serious now...
1020 = 0.17 * w
Divide both sides by 0.17
1020/.17 = w = 6000, or about the size of Chilliwack...
2007-12-17 14:32:47 · answer #1 · answered by Petri 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can reword the question... 17% of what total is 1020 goats. So 1020=.17(x) then solve for x by dividing 1020 by .17 = 6000 total goats
2007-12-17 14:22:10 · answer #2 · answered by swimmer12_9 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1020 white goats=17% of the total flock
17 1020
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100 x
17x=102000
17x./17=102000/17= 6000 goats
2007-12-17 14:20:19 · answer #3 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
write out the 1st concern ; 24% of ? = 18 all of us comprehend that 24% = 0.24 decimal equivalent 0.24 * ? = 18 enable us to divide the two facets via 0.24 ? = 18 / 0.24 ? = seventy 5 24% of seventy 5 = 18 14% of seventy seven= ? 0.14 * seventy seven = 10.seventy 8
2016-10-02 00:57:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋