Question

Not I bought 56 boxes of tiles from the home improvement store, which was 4/7 of the total number of boxes that they had. How many boxes of tiles did the store have?

Answer 1

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Given information
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Boxes of tiles bought = 56
Fraction of tiles bought = 4/7 of the total

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Form the equation and solve
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4/7 of the total = 56
Total tiles = 56 ÷ 4/7
Total tiles = 56 x 7/4
Total tiles = 392/4
Total tiles = 98

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Answer: The store had 98 tiles
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