Question

es Samuel haveSamuel has a collection of toy cars. His favorites are the 27 red ones which make up 60% of his collection. How many toy cars does Samuel have

Answer 1

The 27 red cars make up 60% of the total collection, here is the equation
to be solved:

27 = 60% of C C is the total cars in the collection

27 = .60 C

27 / .60 = C

45 = C

There are 45 cars in the collection