SOLUTION: The product of two numbers is 7.2 if one of the numbers is 9, find the other

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Question 697901: The product of two numbers is 7.2 if one of the numbers is 9, find the other
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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The product of two numbers is 7.2 if one of the numbers is 9, find the other
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Let the other number be "x":
Equation:
9x = 7.2
x = 7.2/9
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x = 0.8
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Cheers,
Stan H.