Question

in a stationery shop 20% of the total pens are broken if 35 pens are broken find the total numbers of pens in the shop

Answer 1

175 pens are there in total

let the no. of pens be x

x * 20/100 = 35
x/5 = 35
x = 175

Answer 2

Let Total Pens =x

20% of Them are Broken.

Broken Pens=x×20%

=x×20/100

=x/5

x/5 Pens are Broken

Given 35 pens are Broken

so,

x/5=35

x=35×5

x=175

Total Pens=175