SOLUTION: What is the product of 1/4 and 1/5 of a number is 500. What is the number?
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Question 1062564: What is the product of 1/4 and 1/5 of a number is 500. What is the number?
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x = the number
(x/4)(x/5) = 500 {product of 1/4 and 1/5 of a number is 500}
x²/20 = 500 {multiplied}
x² = 10,000 {multiplied each side by 20}
x = 100 or -100 {took the square root of each side}
the number could be 100 or -100
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