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One-fifth of the population of a Midwest city is 8466. What is the population?
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One-fifth of the population of a Midwest city is 8466. What is the population?

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Let's set the population equal to x
1/5 of x is equal to 8466
1/5x=8466
Multiply each side by 5 to cancel out the 1/5 and you get 42330
Or you can divide each side by 1/5 and you would still get 42330
User Iammurtaza
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the population is 42330
8466x5=42330
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