SOLUTION: Good day! please help me with this question: If 8 / 2x -3y = 7/ 6x-4y, find x/y 8 is a numerator 2x-3y is a denominator 7 is a numerator 6x - 4y is a denominator fin

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Question 682751: Good day! please help me with this question:
If 8 / 2x -3y = 7/ 6x-4y, find x/y
8 is a numerator
2x-3y is a denominator
7 is a numerator
6x - 4y is a denominator
find x/y where x is a numerator and y is the denominator

Thank you very much!

Found 2 solutions by lynnlo, solver91311:
Answer by lynnlo(4176)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x=11
y=34

Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


You made this a lot more difficult than you needed to. Use parentheses.

8/(2x - 3y) = 7/(6x - 4y)

is sufficient to tell what goes where.



Cross-multiply:



Collect like terms:



Multiply by , then multiply by



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