SOLUTION: An airplane is carrying 105 passengers, which is 5/6 of the capacity of the airplane. What is the capacity of the airplane?

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Question 964164: An airplane is carrying
105 passengers, which is
5/6 of the capacity of the airplane. What is the capacity of the airplane?
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, macston:
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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if an airplane is carrying 105 passengers,and if it is
5%2F6 of the capacity x, then we have
%285%2F6%29x=105
5x%2F6=105
5x=105%2A6
5x=630
x=630%2F5
x=126
the capacity of the airplane is 126 passengers

Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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C=capacity
%285%2F6%29C=105 Multiply each side by 6/5
C=%286%2F5%29%28105%29
C=126