Shen needs to memorize words on a vocabulary list for german class. he has memorized 12 of the words, which is two-thirds of the list. how many words are on the list?

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Shen needs to memorize words on a vocabulary list for german class. he has memorized 12 of the words, which is two-thirds of the list. how many words are on the list?

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2/3 of the list = 12

2/3x = 12
x = 12 / (2/3)
x = 12 * 3/2
x = 36/2
x = 18 <=== there are 18 words on the list

Zsolt Balint answered May 11, 2018

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