Question 1006149: Four fifths of a number is 24, what is five sixths of the number
Found 2 solutions by Theo, MathTherapy:Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website! 4/5 * x = 24
multiply both sides of this equation by 5/4 to get:
x = 24 * 5/4
simplify to get:
x = 30
5/6 * x = 5/6 * 30 = 25
the number is 30
5/6 * the number is 25.
With N being of the number, you can set this up as a proportion, as follows: ------- Cross-multiplying
4N = 100 ------- Cross-multiplying
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