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Question 358047: How do I write and solve an equation for: the number of elephants at the circus was 2/5 of the number of horses. If there were 16 elephants, how many horses were there?
Is the equation 2/5x = 16? How do I solve it?
Thank you Found 2 solutions by mathtutor19, solver91311:Answer by mathtutor19(8) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! That is the right equation.
2/5X=16
Multiply both sides by the reciprocal of 2/5, which is 5/2.
(5/2)•(2/5)X=16•(5/2)
The 5/2 and the 2/5 cancel out so you are left with:
X=16•(5/2)
Then you multiply 16 and 5/2 to get 40 so the answer is:
X=40
or there are 40 horses at the circus
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