Question

three fifths of a number equals fifteen. What is the number?

Answer 1

In other words,
\[ \frac{3}{5}x = 15 \]
The question is asking you to find x.

Answer 2

So how do you find x?

Answer 3

talk to me or I'm out of here

Answer 4

idk

Answer 5

If you were told that
\[ \frac{y}{2} = 4 \]
would you know how to find y?

Answer 6

nope

Answer 7

You multiply both sides by 2
\[ 2 \frac{y}{2} = 2 \times 4 \]
The 2 on the left hand side now cancels and we have
\[ y = 2 \times 4 = 8 \]

Answer 8

Make sense?

Answer 9

kinda ..

Answer 10

Let's return to your question
\[ \frac{3}{5}x = 15 \]
First step: multiply both sides by 5. Do that and tell me what you get.

Answer 11

the answer is 25

Answer 12

How did you get that?

Answer 13

15 x 5 =75 then divide by 3

Answer 14

Yes. 25 is right. So you can do it ;-)