If 4/5 of a number is 16,Wat is 1/5 of the number?
What is 1/4 of 16?
4/5 N=16
1/5 N=1/4 *16
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To find the solution, follow these steps:
Step 1: Set up the equation
Let's assume the number you are trying to find is represented by "x". According to the given information, 4/5 of that number is 16. So, we can write the equation as:
4/5 * x = 16
Step 2: Solve for "x"
To solve for "x," we need to isolate it on one side of the equation. We can do this by multiplying both sides of the equation by the reciprocal of 4/5, which is 5/4:
(5/4) * (4/5) * x = (5/4) * 16
On the left side, the 4/5 and 5/4 cancel each other out, leaving us with:
x = (5/4) * 16
Step 3: Simplify the equation
Multiply 5/4 by 16:
x = (5/4) * 16
x = (5 * 16) / 4
x = 80 / 4
x = 20
So, the value of the number is 20.
Step 4: Calculate 1/5 of the number
Now that we have the value of the number, we can find 1/5 of it by multiplying it by 1/5:
1/5 * 20 = 20/5
1/5 * 20 = 4
Therefore, 1/5 of the number is 4.