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John ate 6/7 of his biscuits. He ate 24 biscuits How many biscuits did he have to start with?

User Khteh
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Answer:

28

Explanation:

Multiply by the reciprocal of
(6)/(7) , that is
(7)/(6) , then


(7)/(6) × 24 = 7 × 4 = 28 ← biscuits he had to start with

User NeilC
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Answer:

28

Explanation:

John ate 6/7 of total biscuits, let the total number of biscuits is 'x'

(6/7)(x) = 24

6x = 24*7

6x = 168

x = 28

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