SOLUTION: Find the ratio of x to y:
z/-6=x+y/x-y
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Question 369941: Find the ratio of x to y:
z/-6=x+y/x-y
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given equation.
Cross multiply
Distribute.
Add 6x to both sides.
Add zy to both sides.
Factor out the GCF 'x' from the left side. Factor out the GCF 'y' from the right side.
Divide both sides by 'y'.
Divide both sides by .
Rearrange the terms.
So the ratio of x to y is
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