SOLUTION: A student wants to have 20% of his assignments completed by Wednesday. If he completes 5 assignments by Wednesday, how many assignments does he have to complete in total?
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Question 1077026: A student wants to have 20% of his assignments completed by Wednesday. If he completes 5 assignments by Wednesday, how many assignments does he have to complete in total? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A student wants to have 20% of his assignments completed by Wednesday. If he completes 5 assignments by Wednesday, how many assignments does he have to complete in total?
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Let the total number be "x"::
5 = 0.2x
x = 5/(1/5) = 25
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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