SOLUTION: Using the variable v to represent Vidya's age, translate the following sentence into a mathematical expression: 40 is 4/7 of Vidya's age

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Question 100913: Using the variable v to represent Vidya's age, translate the following sentence into a mathematical expression:


40 is 4/7 of Vidya's age


Answer by tutorcecilia(2152)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x= Vidya's age
4/7x=40
Solving for x:
(4/7)(7/4)x=(7/4)(40)
x=70

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