Question

Write and solve a division equation to match the scenario below:

Ali was paid $75 for mowing a neighbor’s yard. This is one fourth of the amount of money she earned all summer. How much did Ali earn all summer?

Answer 1

1/4 of X is $75

ie

X divided by 4 = 75

make sense?

now multiply both sides by 4 to solve for X, the answer is 300

All the best

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