SOLUTION: The product of two numbers is 20. If one of the numbers is 8/13 what is the other number?

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Question 1064875: The product of two numbers is 20. If one of the numbers is 8/13 what is the other number?
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Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The product of two numbers is 20. If one of the numbers is 8/13 what is the other number?
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(8/13)x = 20
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x = (13/8)20
x = 260/8
x = 32.5
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The product of two numbers is 20. If one of the numbers is 8/13 what is the other number?
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a*b = 20
a = 8/13
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(8/13)*b = 20
Solve for b

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