Question

blessy has some cherries
she eats 1/4 of the cherries
she has 18 cherries left
how many cherries did she have in the beginning

Answer 1

Answer:

24

Step-by-step explanation:

3/4x = 18

x = 18/3 ×4

= 6×4

= 24

Answer 2

$Let \: number \: of \: cherries \: Blessy \: have \\in \:the \: beginning = x$

$Number \: cherries \: she \:ate \\= \big( \frac{1}{4}\big)^{th} \: of \: x\\= \frac{x}{4}$

$Number \: cherries \: left = 18$

$\implies x - \frac{x}{4} = 18$

$\implies \frac{4x-x}{4} = 18$

$\implies \frac{3x}{4} = 18$

$\implies x = 18 \times \frac{4}{3}$

$\implies x = 24$

Therefore.,

$\red { number \: of \: cherries \: Blessy \: have}$

$\red { in \:the \: beginning}\green { = 24}$

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