Question

Isabel finds that 27% of the beads she has are red. If she has 135 red beads, how many beads does she have in all?

Answer 1

Isabel has 500 beads total

Explanation:

135 * 100 ÷ 27= 500

Answer 2

500 beads

Explanation:

Let x = the total amount of beads

Since 27% of the beads are red, we just have to multiply x by 0.27 to get the amount of red beads, which is 135

0.27x = 135

To isolate the x variable, just divide both sides by 0.27

0.27x/0.27 = 135/0.27

x = 500

The total amount of beads is equal to 500