Medal and Fan!
Mrs. Parenti harvested tomatoes. She gave 1/4 of them to the Franks, 9 to the Fitzpatricks, and 5 to the Chins. She kept 4 for herself. How many tomatoes did she harvest?

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Medal and Fan!
Mrs. Parenti harvested tomatoes. She gave 1/4 of them to the Franks, 9 to the Fitzpatricks, and 5 to the Chins. She kept 4 for herself. How many  tomatoes did she harvest?

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

ok don't sweat it :)

anonymous · Answer

18

anonymous · Answer

there is no 18 in the answer choises. only the following - 

16
20
24
30

anonymous · Answer

well you can make an equation from that
1/4x+9+5+4=x
move 1/4x to the other side
3/4x=9+5+4
combine like terms
3/4x=18
multiply by 4/3
x=18*4/3
x=72/3
x=24

anonymous · Answer

you could of have use the method of guess and check

anonymous · Answer

tnx
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anonymous · Answer

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