document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=458450>Question 458450</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One-fourth of the cars purchased at a dealership are luxury models. If 360 luxury models were purchased last year, how many total cars were purchased? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I first converted 1/4 into decimal which is 0.25, and now i dont know what to do. Do i multiply it with 360 which gives me 90 or do i divide it which will give me 1440? Both numbers show up on my multiple answer sheet. It confuses me. Someone plz clarify it for me. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "There is no need to convert to decimal. Actually the fraction works better than the decimal.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let's call the total number of cars x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "One quarter of the total is 360\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/4*x=360<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1440<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Of course, both numbers are options.<BR>\n" );
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