document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=137917>Question 137917</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if 4/5 of a number is 16, what is 1/5 of the number? what is the number? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #100788 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=100788\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x=the number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then (4/5)x=16   divide each side by 4/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=16(5/4)=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(Note: 16/(4/5): multiply numerator and denominator by 5/4.  Since (5/4)/(5/4)=1, we haven't changed anything.  This will get rid of the fraction in the denominator.  So we have: (16(5/4))/((4/5)(5/4))=16(5/4)/1 or 16(5/4))\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/5 of the number is (1/5)20=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "CK <BR>\n" );
document.write( "4/5 of the number + 1/5 of the number = the number <BR>\n" );
document.write( "16+4=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20=20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps---ptaylor<BR>\n" );
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