If you picked 8% of the apples on a tree, and you picked 56 apples, how many apples did the tree contain before you starting picking?
Mathematics · Middle School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Given the statement:
If you picked 8% of the apples on a tree, and you picked 56 apples
Determine how many apples did the tree contain.
Solution:
In order to determine how many apples did the tree contain, we must convert first the percentage into decimals. In converting a percentage into decimal, divide the percentage by 100, hence in converting a decimal to percentage, multiply the percentage by 100.
=8/100
= 0.08
Divide 56 by 0.08.
= 56/0.08
= 700
Final answer:
The tree contains 700 apples.