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A girl asks her father how many ties he has and he answers with a riddle: "Seven-eighths of my ties plus five." How many ties does her father have?

A girl asks her father how many ties he has and he answers with a riddle: "Seven-eighths of my ties plus five." How many ties does her father have?
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A girl asks her father how many ties he has and he answers with a riddle: "Seven-eighths of my ties plus five." How many ties does her father have?

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User Butani Vijay
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so 5=
(1)/(8), or 12,5% of his ties
x=100%; x=5*8=40 ties her father has.
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