SOLUTION: The yearbook club had a meeting.The meeting had 20 people, which is four-fifths of the club. How many people are in the club?

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Question 1024682: The yearbook club had a meeting.The meeting had 20 people, which is four-fifths of the club. How many people are in the club?

Found 2 solutions by Timnewman, MathTherapy:
Answer by Timnewman(323) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the meeting had 20 people,
then,
from the question,
club = 4/5(20)
=80/5
=16
the club had 16 people.

Answer by MathTherapy(10555) About Me  (Show Source):
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The yearbook club had a meeting.The meeting had 20 people, which is four-fifths of the club. How many people are in the club?
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