document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=358047>Question 358047</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I write and solve an equation for:  the number of elephants at the circus was 2/5 of the number of horses.  If there were 16 elephants, how many horses were there?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Is the equation 2/5x = 16?  How do I solve it?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2/5X=16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by the reciprocal of 2/5, which is 5/2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(5/2)•(2/5)X=16•(5/2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The 5/2 and the 2/5 cancel out so you are left with:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X=16•(5/2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then you multiply 16 and 5/2 to get 40 so the answer is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X=40\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or there are 40 horses at the circus </SPAN>\n" );
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