Question

Darryl has written 60 percent, or 12 pages, of his history report. Darryl wants to figure out how many total pages he needs to write. Darryl’s work is shown below.
Step 1: Write 60 percent as a ratio. StartFraction part Over whole EndFraction = StartFraction 60 Over 100 EndFraction

Answer 1

Answer:

total pages = 20

Step-by-step explanation:

60% of an unknown number is 12

Let the unknown number (total pages) be x.

60/100 of x = 12

60/100 * x = 12

3/5 x = 12

x = 12 * 5/3

x = 20

Answer 2

Total page equals 20 your welcome my friend