SOLUTION: They gave away ¼ of what they had to friends and still had 11,462 left. How many did they start with?

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Question 310477: They gave away ¼
of what they had to friends and still had 11,462 left. How many did they start with?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let them have x
They gave away 1/4th = x/4
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x-x/4 =11462
4x-x / 4 = 11462
3x= 45848
x=45848/3
They had about 15,282