Question

Red At Santa's workshop, Jingles
the Elf sampled candy canes. He found
that 18 candy canes were broken. This
number represented 15% of the total
number of candy canes he inspected.
What was the total number of candy
canes Jingles sampled?

Answer 1

Based on the total number of candy canes damaged and the proportion of the total it was, the total inspected was 120 candy canes.

Assuming the total number of candy canes inspected is x, the relevant formula would be:

18 = x × 15%

Solving for x would give us:

18 = 0.15x

x = 18 / 0.15

= 120 candy canes

In conclusion, 120 canes were sampled.

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