In a box of crayons, 24% of the crayons are blue. There are 48 blue crayons in the box. Select from the drop-down menu to correc

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Sveta_85 [38]

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In a box of crayons, 24% of the crayons are blue. There are 48 blue crayons in the box. Select from the drop-down menu to correc

tly identify the total number of crayons in the box.

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Lemur [1.5K] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-20T10:20:52+03:00

Lemur [1.5K]4 years ago

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X=total number of crayons
0.24(X)=48
X=48/0.24
X=200

zmey [24] · Answer 2 · 2021-11-20T11:27:42+03:00

I took 48÷24% to get the total number of crayons in the box because if you multiply a number by a percent you get whatever is like, 7% of 100, if you divide a number (48) by a percent (24%) you GET the original number (200) that was multiplied by the percent (24%) to get the number you HAVE (48). So, the total number of crayons is 200.