Daniel spent $4/6$ of his pocket money in one day. If he spent $$138$ on that day, how much money did he start with?

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Answer 1 · 2017-12-03T20:46:54

The whole is 207.

Let the whole be x.

$138=4/6x$

$828=4x$

$207=x$

$x=207$

Answer 2 · 2017-12-04T17:33:46

$207$

You are comparing $4/6$ with $6/6$ which is the whole.

If $138$ represents $4$ parts, then how much represents $6$ parts.

$138/x = 4/6" "larr$ cross multiply

$4x = 138xx6$

$x = (138xx6)/4$

$x = 207$

YOu can also increase $138$ in the ratio $3:2$

$138 xx 3/2" " (4/6 = 2/3)$

$=207$

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