Question

Question #75e1c

Answer 1

600 hives.

Explanation:

This problem could be rephrased as "30 is 5% of what number?"

Let `x` be the unknown number and write 5% as `5/100`. We have:

`5/100*x=30`

Simplify the fraction:

`1/20*x=30`

Multiply by 20:

`x=600` hives.