Thomas put 1/4 of the c coins he had in his pocket into the jar under his bed. He put 16 coins into the jar. The equation that models this situation is 1/4c = 16. How many coins did Thomas have in his pocket?

a 4 coins
b 12 coins
c 20 coins
d 64 coins

The answer would be c.

No.

What is 16 divided by 1/4?

4

To find the number of coins Thomas had in his pocket, we need to solve the equation 1/4c = 16.

To isolate c, we can multiply both sides of the equation by the reciprocal of 1/4, which is 4/1 or simply 4:

(1/4c) * 4 = 16 * 4

Multiplying both sides gives:

c = 64

Therefore, Thomas had 64 coins in his pocket. The correct answer is d.

To solve the equation 1/4c = 16 and find the value of c, we can follow these steps:

Step 1: Multiply both sides of the equation by 4 to eliminate the fraction:
1/4c * 4 = 16 * 4
c = 64

Step 2: Now, we know the value of c is 64. This represents the total number of coins Thomas had in his pocket.

Therefore, the correct answer is d) 64 coins.