12 painters were tasked with painting the interior. These painters made up 80% of the painting crew, so how many painters in all worked on this job?

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Alyvia Jefferson

27 January, 18:26

12 painters were tasked with painting the interior. These painters made up 80% of the painting crew, so how many painters in all worked on this job?

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Johan Stafford · Answer 1

Johan Stafford 27 January, 18:44

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Answer:i think it's 15

Billy Murray · Answer 2

15 painters

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of painters be A

To get the number of painters, it'll be 80% of A = 12

That's

80% / 100% x A = 12

0.8 x A = 12

Divide both sides by 0.8

A = 12/0.8

A = 15

A total of 15 painters worked on the job