Question

Blessings has cherries

she eats 1/4 of them
she has 18 cherries left
how many did she have at the beginning ​

Answer 1

24 cherries

Explanation:

If she has 18 now, and ate 1/4, its easiest to think of 18 as the other 3/4. When divided by 3, we get 6. If 18 is three sets of 6, you just add the fourth one to it to find the original amount. The answer is 24.

Answer 2

24 cherries

Explanation:

18 is 75% of the original amount, meaning 25% will be 6 cherries.

So, 18 + 6 = 24, the original amount