SOLUTION: after traveling 40 km ramu found that he had covered only 4/5 of his total journey. find the length of his whole journey

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Question 1107939: after traveling 40 km ramu found that he had covered only 4/5 of his total journey. find the length of his whole journey
Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
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let x be the length of Ramu's journey, then
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(4/5) * x = 40 km
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multiply both sides of = by 5
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4x = 200
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x = 50
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The length of Ramu's journey is 50 km
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