SOLUTION: 9 + 3/x ________ x/4 + 1/12

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Question 32699: 9 + 3/x
________
x/4 + 1/12
Answer by mukhopadhyay(490) About Me  (Show Source):
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(9+3/x)/[(x/4)+(1/12)]
= [3(3+1/x)]/[(3x+1)/12]
= [3(3x+1)/x] times [12/(3x+1)]
= 36(3x+1)/x(3x+1)
= 36/x