Question

30% of the toys collected at the holiday toy drive were stuffed animals. There were a total of 80 toys collected. How many toys were stuffed animals?

Answer 1

56 were stuffed animals

Answer 2

24 toys

Explanation:

line up your numbers by the type of unit they have :

80 toys represent 100% of the toys

? toys represent 30% that are stuffed animals

Cross-multiply

?*100 = 30*80

divide both sides by 100

?= 30*80/100= 24