contestada

an ice cream shop sold 48 vanilla milkshakes in a day, which was 40% of the total number of milkshakes sold that day. What was the total number of milkshakes sold that day?

Respuesta :

calculista

Answer:

[tex]120\ milkshakes[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x ----> the  total number of milkshakes sold that day

Remember that

[tex]40\%=40/100=0.40[/tex]

we know that

The total number of milkshakes sold that day multiplied by the percentage of 40% in decimal form must be equal to 48

so

The linear equation that represent this problem is

[tex]0.40x=48[/tex]

solve for x

Divided by 0.40 both sides

[tex]x=48/0.40\\x=120\ milkshakes[/tex]

Otras preguntas