25% of my candies are chocolate candies. I had 15 chocolate candies. How many candies did I have altogether?
0.25x = 15
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To find out how many candies you had altogether, we can use the ratio of chocolate candies to the total number of candies.
Let's assume the total number of candies you had is "x".
According to the information given, 25% of your candies are chocolate candies. This means that 25% of "x" is equal to 15.
So, we can write the equation as:
0.25 * x = 15
To solve for "x", we can divide both sides of the equation by 0.25:
x = 15 / 0.25
x = 60
Therefore, you had 60 candies altogether.
To find out how many candies you had altogether, we can use the concept of proportions.
We know that 25% of your candies are chocolate candies, and you had 15 chocolate candies.
So, we can set up a proportion:
(x candies) / (100% of candies) = 15 candies / 25% of candies
To solve this proportion algebraically, we can cross-multiply:
(x candies) * (25% of candies) = (15 candies) * (100% of candies)
25% of candies is the same as 0.25 when expressed as a decimal, and 100% of candies is the same as 1 when expressed as a decimal.
0.25 * (x candies) = 15 candies * 1
0.25x = 15
To isolate x, we divide both sides of the equation by 0.25:
x = 15 / 0.25
x = 60
Therefore, you had 60 candies altogether.