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So in this problem, we're told that 3 fifths of the members of the school choir are women, and we know that there are 24 women in total.
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What we're trying to figure out is determine the number of choir members in total.
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Well, remember, when you don't know something, you want to call it a variable.
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So we can let x represent the total number of members in this group.
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So now, what we want to do is set up an equation.
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Well, it says 3 fifths of the group.
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Now remember, 3 fifths of means that when you take the total number of people, which we're calling x, and multiply it by 3 fifths, that should give us the total number of women, which in this case is equal to 24.
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So our equation is 3 fifths x equals 24.
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So you can leave the dot in between, or simply, as i said, write it as 3 fifths x equals 24...