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3/7 of a quantity is 18 whole number is ......

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260 views asked Jan 15, 2015 by Madiya F a Novice (10 points)

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If we had the original number, the formula would be times by the bottom (in this case 7) and divide by the top (in this case,3). But for this, we do the opposite,so...

? /7 x 3 = 18 

18 x 7 /3 = 42

answered Feb 6, 2015 by Naim K a Novice (2 points) 1 flag

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