At Jacks Laundromat, 6 of the washers must be replaced. These washers represent #1/4# of the total number of washers. If #w# represents the total number of washers, how would you determine #w#?
1 Answer
Jul 25, 2016
There are 24 washers.
Explanation:
We know that 6 is a quarter of the total number of washers, ie
Recall that we can apply operations to equations as long as we apply them to both sides:
Multiply both sides by 4:
