alleryStart learning →Translate and solve: Three-fourths of p is 18.
Ap = 13.5
Bp = 27
Cp = 32
Dp = 24
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. p = 24
1. Translate the sentence into an equation, since 'of' signals multiplication: three-fourths times p equals 18.
2. Multiply both sides by four-thirds, the reciprocal of three-fourths.
3. Simplify: p equals 24.
4. Check: three-fourths of 24 equals 18, matching the sentence.
_Source: OpenStax Elementary Algebra (CC BY 4.0), Ch 2 "Solving Linear Equations and Inequalities", section 2.2 Solve Equations using the Division and Multiplication Properties of Equality_
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