At Jacks Laundromat, 6 of the washers must be replaced. These washers represent $\frac{1}{4}$ $1/4$ of the total number of washers. If $w$ $w$ represents the total number of washers, how would you determine $w$ $w$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-07-25T07:35:19

There are 24 washers.

We know that 6 is a quarter of the total number of washers, ie

$6 = \frac{1}{4} w$ $6 = 1/4w$

Recall that we can apply operations to equations as long as we apply them to both sides:

Multiply both sides by 4:

$24 = w$ $24 = w$

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