Question

an oil company drilled several walls.fifty wells, or 25%,produced oil.what was the total number of wells that were drilled

Answer 1

50 wells drilled are 25% of the total wells. Therefore, 1% (which is one twenty-fifth of 25%) of the wells is:
50 wells /25= 2 wells.

2 wells are 1% of the total wells. Therefore, 100% (which is 100 times as much as 1%) of the wells are:
2 wells *100= 200 wells.

Conclusion: The total number of wells that were drilled is 200 wells.

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Answer 2

25% is equal to 100/25=1/4

We can substitute this into an equation to get the total number of wells where n can be equal to the total number of wells.

1/4*n=50
n/4=50
n=50*4
n=200

The total number of wells that were drilled was 200.