If 182 is 20% f the first floor, F, then the first floors
area is 910 square feet.
You know that 182 is
20% of F. So, what you do first to figure out how many times you need to
multiply 182 is divide 1 with 0.2 (0.2=20%)
1/0.2=5
Check
5x0.2=1
Now that you’ve figured that out, you can say that 182 is
equal to one-fifth of F, and to get the whole floor you can times 182 by 5.
182x5=910 square feet. (910=five-fifths=equals the whole
floor/1)
So, the square area of the floor, F, is 910 .
