Question

Soon-Jin sent out 48 invitations, this was 4/5 of all her invitations. How many invitations will she send out in total?

Answer 1

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Information Given
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48 invitations were sent out.
4/5 of the invitation were sent out.

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Construct the equation and find 1 whole
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4/5 = 48 invitations
1/5 = 48 ÷ 4 = 12
5/5 = 12 x 5 = 60

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Soon-Jin sent out 60 invitations.
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Answer 2

If 4/5 of the total is 48, the total can be found by dividing it by 4 and multiplying it by 5:
48/4 = 12
12*5 = 60.