Question

The law firm of Dewey, Cheetham, and Howe handled 18 personal injury cases this past year. This was 9/7 of the cases handled by the rival firm of Gypsum-Goode. How many personal injury cases were handled by Gypsum-Goode this year?

Answer 1

14 cases

Explanation:

Let x be the number of personal injury cases this year by Gypsum Goode

x* 9/7 = 18

Multiply each side by 7/9

x * 9/7 *7/9 = 18 * 7/9

x = 14