SOLUTION: 7/6 = 42/x

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Question 97996: 7/6 = 42/x
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7/6 = 42/x
multiply 6x times each side to get rid of the denominators: 7x=42*6
7x=252
divide 7 into each side so the x will be alone on the left: x=252/7=36 Ans.
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7/6=42/36 true
Ed

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