Question

Jeff lost 50 acres of wheat because of a late freeze. This was 25% of his total wheat crop. How many acres of wheat were planted? This is a type 2 percent problem: 25 percent of what number is 50?

Answer 1

200

Explanation:

I put the numbers in a cross multiply scenario:

So it looks like 25/100 and 50/?

So multiply 50 by 100.

Then divide that by 25!

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