SOLUTION: if one fifth of four times a number is 20.what is the number?

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Question 697253: if one fifth of four times a number is 20.what is the number?
Answer by checkley79(3341) About Me  (Show Source):
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1/5*4X=20
4X/5=20
4X=20*5
4X=100
X=100/4
X=25 ANS.
PROOF:
1/5(4*25)=20
1/5*100=20
100/5=20
20=20