Question

Lisa's dog has 4 squeaky toys. Two thirds of the dog's toys are squeaky toys. How many dog toys does Lisa's have in all?

Answer 1

.  Lisa's dog has 4 squeaky toys   
.  the squeaky toys are 2/3 of all the dog's toys

.  let x be number of all dog toys

make an equation
(2/3)x = 4   ← solve
x=6

check
2/3 × 6 = 4

Lisa's Dog has 6 toys in all