SOLUTION: While performing a calculation, you divide a number by 5 two times to get the answer 12. You should have divided by 5 only once. What is the correct result of the calculation?
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Question 212714: While performing a calculation, you divide a number by 5 two times to get the answer 12. You should have divided by 5 only once. What is the correct result of the calculation? Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! While performing a calculation, you divide a number by 5 two times to get the answer 12. You should have divided by 5 only once. What is the correct result of the calculation?
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Since you divided twice by 5, to back out one of the division, MULTIPLY the answer by 5.
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5*12 = 60
