3 years ago

if the weight of a package is multiplied by 5/8 the result is 15 lbs. find the weight of the package.

Mathematics

1 answer:

lara31 [8.8K]3 years ago

8 0

Let the weight be d
x*5/8=15
5x=15*8
5x=120
x=120/5
x=24

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