SOLUTION: 4/9 of a number is 12. What is the number?

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Question 1005904: 4/9 of a number is 12. What is the number?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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"Of" normally means multiply...it does here...so 4/9 of a number (call it x) is 12, or
(4/9)x = 12
Now multiply both sides by 9/4 and get
x = (9/4)(12) = 108/4 = 27