SOLUTION: john and joe collect used golf ball they find when they play golf. they gave away 1/4 of what they had to friends and still had 11,462 left. how many did they start with?

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Question 310579: john and joe collect used golf ball they find when they play golf. they gave away 1/4 of what they had to friends and still had 11,462 left. how many did they start with?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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X-%281%2F4%29X=11462
%283%2F4%29X=11462
X=%284%2F3%2911462
X=15282.7
They started with 15283 golf balls.