document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=16813>Question 16813</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My daughter and I can come up with the right answer to this word problem by drawing a picture graph, but cannot figure out what the equation would be.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 38 employees that ride the subway to work.  Two fifths of the company ride the subway to work.  What is the total number of employees?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We know that 38 = 2/5 so 1/5= 19 (because 38 divided by two equals 19) so then we took 19 and multiplied it by 5 which equals 95, which is the answer given by the book, but how can she write that as an equation and solve for x being the total number of employees? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #8224 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=pwac><B>pwac(253)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=pwac><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=8224\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If total number of employees is represented by x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We know 2/5 of x is 38.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This can be written<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%2F5=38 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%2F5=38\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >Here is the start of our equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It now has to be re-arranged to show x= something<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%2F5=38 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%2F5=38\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >multiply both sides by 5 to give:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=38*5 now divide both sides by 2 to give<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%2838%2A5%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%2838%2A5%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >this is equation to find total no.of employees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Try it and see.The dot between38 and 5 means multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Pete </SPAN>\n" );
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