SOLUTION: An airplane is carrying 150 passengers, which is 5/6 of the capacity of the airplane. What is the capacity of the airplane?

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Question 643656: An airplane is carrying 150 passengers, which is 5/6 of the capacity of the airplane. What is the capacity of the airplane?
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Let represent the capacity of the airplane, then:



Solve for

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