Students submitted pictures for the school
yearbook. Only 4/5 of the submitted pictures fit in the yearbook. There were 105 pictures that did not fit. Approximately how many total pictures were submitted for the yearbook?
A. 105
B. 210
C. 420
D. 500
1/5x = 105
x = 105 / (1/5)
x = 105 * (5/1)
x = 525
I don't think the correct answer is given. Did you copy the problem and the possible answers correctly?
It says approximately so any where near 525 would be correct so in this case 500 is correct.
Btw I’m in pace so I searched up this question and I wanted to clarify it.
To find the total number of pictures submitted for the yearbook, we can set up an equation. Let's call the total number of pictures submitted "x".
We know that 4/5 of the submitted pictures fit in the yearbook, so 1/5 of the submitted pictures do not fit. We are given that there were 105 pictures that did not fit.
Since 1/5 of the pictures did not fit, we can set up the equation:
1/5 * x = 105
To solve for x, we multiply both sides of the equation by 5:
x = 105 * 5 = 525
Therefore, approximately 525 total pictures were submitted for the yearbook.
The answer is not provided in the options, but the closest option is D. 500.