SOLUTION: Find the number, if 1/4 of it is 15

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Question 1059996: Find the number, if 1/4 of it is 15
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(1/4)x = 15 {1/4 of the number is 15}
x = 60 {divided each side by 1/4, which is multiplying each side by 4}

the number is 60

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