SOLUTION: 7/n=8/7

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Question 584795: 7/n=8/7
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7/n = 8/7
Cross-multiplication: Denominator of left side fraction gets multiplied with the numerator of the right side fraction and simultaneously, the denominator of the right side fraction gets multiplied with the numerator of the left side fraction.

So, 7*7 = n*8
or 49 = 8n
Therefore, n = 49/8