Peter has 25 chickens. His uncle has 60 times as many. How many chickens does his uncle have?

25 x 60 = 1,500 chickens

it's equivalent, so we can say that its equal.

let's call the denominator x and the numerador is 18 less then denominator, x - 18.

multiply

2.x = 5.(x - 18)

2x = 5x - 90

90 = 5x - 2x

90 = 3x

x = 90/3

x = 30

so: