HELP I WILL MARK BRAINLIEST!!! peter bought a bag of comic books for $36, 16 comic books represent 40% of the total number of comic books. How many comic books are in the bag?
A10
B4
C40
D22​

Respuesta :

Answer:

C-40

Step-by-step explanation:

[tex] \\ le t \: the \: number \: of \: comic \: book \: be \: x \\ \frac{40}{100} \times x = 16 \\ \frac{40x}{100} = 16 \\ cross \: multiply \\ 40x = 1600 \\ divide \: through \: by \: 40 \\ \frac{40x}{40 } = \frac{1600}{40} \\ x = 40[/tex]