SOLUTION: During an exam, a vet found that only 3/5 of an animals teeth had emerged. the assistant counted 15 teeth how many will the animal eventually have?

SOLUTION: During an exam, a vet found that only 3/5 of an animals teeth had emerged. the assistant counted 15 teeth how many will the animal eventually have?

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Question 216552: During an exam, a vet found that only 3/5 of an animals teeth had emerged. the assistant counted 15 teeth how many will the animal eventually have?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
15/.6=25
or
(15/1)/(3/5)
(15/1)(5/3)=75/3=25
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