Question

On Saturday, 45% of the music Brianna listened to was country songs. She listened
to 27 country songs on Saturday. How many songs did Brianna listen to on
Saturday?

Answer 1

Hey there!

When dealing with percents, whenever you see the were is or was, it is an equal sign. Here, we see that 45% of the music she listened to was country, and 27 songs were country.

0.45x=27

Now, we solve.

x=60

Therefore, Brianna listened to 60 songs.

I hope this helps!

Answer 2

Brianna listened to 60 songs on saturday.