45% of the trees in a park are apple trees. There are 27 apple trees in the park. How many trees are in the park in all?
Mathematics · Middle School · Sun Jan 24 2021
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Given:
Percentage of apple trees in the park: 45%
Total number of apples trees: 27
Determine how many trees there are in the park.
Solution:
In order to determine how many trees in the park, we simply, divide 27 by 45%, hence we need to change the percentage into decimal first. In converting a percentage into decimal, divide the percentage by 100, hence in converting a decimal to percentage, multiply the percentage by 100.
= 45/100
= 0.45
= 27/0.45
= 60
Final answer:
There are 60 trees in the park.