document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=667648>Question 667648</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the yearbook club had a meeting. The meeting had 15 people, which is 1/3 of the club. how many people are in the club? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #415433 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gwendolyn><B>gwendolyn(128)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gwendolyn><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=gwendolyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=415433\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We can turn this question into an equation, then solve for the unknown value. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "We know that 15 (the number of people who showed up for the meeting) is equal to 1/3 of the value we want to know (the total number of club members)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, the equation where the total number of members equals x looks like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/3 * x = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now, we just have to divide both sides by 1/3 to get our answer:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 15 / (1/3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dividing by 1/3 is equal to multiplying by 3, so:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 15 * 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore, There are 45 total members in the yearbook club. </SPAN>\n" );
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