SOLUTION: a truck is carrying water bottles. one fourth of the total number of bottles in the truck plus 18 bottles is equal to 56 bottles. how many water bottles is the truck carrying?

SOLUTION: a truck is carrying water bottles. one fourth of the total number of bottles in the truck plus 18 bottles is equal to 56 bottles. how many water bottles is the truck carrying?

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Question 557862: a truck is carrying water bottles. one fourth of the total number of bottles in the truck plus 18 bottles is equal to 56 bottles. how many water bottles is the truck carrying?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
56-18/0.25=x
38/0.25=152 total
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