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kori 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?

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Answer:

56/x = 4/7

4 x 14 = 56

7 x 14 = 98

56/98 = 4/7

They had 98 boxes of tiles

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User Brian Noyes
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56/x = 4/7
4 x 14 = 56
7 x 14 = 98

56/98 = 4/7

They had 98 boxes of tiles.
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