SOLUTION: If 15 x's = 20 y's and 16 y's = 10 z's, then 6 x's is how many z's?

Question 159188: If 15 x's = 20 y's and 16 y's = 10 z's, then 6 x's is how many z's?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If 15 x's = 20 y's and 16 y's = 10 z's, then 6 x's is how many z's?
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x = (4/3)y
z = (8/5)y
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Let y = 15
Then x = 20
And z = 24
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EQUATION:
6x = 6^20 = 120
120/z = 120/24 = 5
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6x = 5z's
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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