SOLUTION: I don't understand how to solve for x - there are no numbers? ab = xcd

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Question 206217: I don't understand how to solve for x - there are no numbers?
ab = xcd
Answer by HyperBrain(694)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Although you are seeing letters in that equation, you can think of them as numbers.
ab = xcd so xcd=ab
divide both sides by cd,
x=(ab)/(cd)
Power up,
HyperBrain!
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