Question

Three fifths of the members of a hiking club went

Answer 1

There are 65 people in the club.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

Fraction of people went on hiking = $\frac{3}{5}$

No. of people went on hiking = 39

Let,

x be the number of people at club.

According to given statement;

$\frac{3}{5}\ of\ x = 39\\\\\frac{3}{5}x=39\\0.6x=39$

Dividing both sides by 0.6

$\frac{0.6x}{0.6}=\frac{39}{0.6}\\x=65$

There are 65 people in the club.

Keywords: fractions, division

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