Chapter 6.1, Problem 28IP

To determine

Find the number of gumballs in the machine.

Answer to Problem 28IP

The number of gumballs is $500$ .

Explanation of Solution

Given:

It is given in the question that there are $85$ gumballs in a machine and it is only $17\%$ of the number of gumballs.

Concept Used:

In this, use the concept of percent proportion such that the ratio of given two number will equal to the ratio of $p/100$ .

Calculation:

Here, Let x represent the number and the percentage is also given, so:

  $\begin{array}{l}\frac{85}{x}=\frac{17}{100}\\ 17\cdot x=85\cdot 100\\ x=\frac{85\times 100}{17}\\ x=\frac{8500}{17}\\ x=500\end{array}$

Conclusion:

The number is $500$ .